A SWORD & SORCERY, HORROR, AND SCIENCE FANTASY SETTING SOURCEBOOK

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 Barbarian Conquerors of Kanahu ©2017 Autarch™ LLC. Adventurer Conqueror King System © 2011-2017 Autarch LLC.
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CREDITS
Lead Designer: Omer G. Joel Cover Art: Michael Syrigos

Additional Design: Alexander Macris Interior Art: Michael Syrigos

Playtesting: Avi, Shaked, Lir, and Gilad Additional Art: Bartek Blaszczec, Steve Ditko,
Luigi Castellani, Earl Geier, Rube Moore,
Copy Editing: Alexander Macris Marc Radle, Louis Revell, Maciej Zagorski

Cartography: Simon Forster

Cover Layout: Todd Crapper

Interior Layout: Todd Crapper

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 BACKERS LIST
PATRON DEITIES
Charles Myers Jeff Binder Wesley E. Marshall
DEMIGODS
Erik J Fred Liner
EMPERORS
Akim Demianenco His Majesty Donald II Paul Linkowski
Allan MacKenzie-Graham J. Davis Paul Ryan Kuykendall
Ben “skean” Prior Jacques Nel Paul St. John
Brian Renninger Jake Parker Peter McNamara
Charles “The Hammer” Martel James Stuart Phil Tate
Chris Heath Jarrod Maistros Scott Maynard
Christopher O’Dell John Arendt Scott Sutherland
Daniel Fertig Johnny F. Normal Sean Falconi
Daniel Trujillo Joshua Ridens Ser Kevin Virden
Diogo Nogueira Kevin Thomas Schlüter Sergio Fuentes
Eric Brennan K-Slacker Simon Forster
Fabio Milito Pagliara Martin Nichol Stephen Anderson
Florian Hübner Matt Jarmak Steve Dodge
Frank Chaustowich Matthew Nelson Taarkoth
Greg Roth Miguel Zapico Torben van Hees
Gregg Kern Morgan Hazel Utz Westermann
CONQUERORS LEADING PARTIES
Albert Petitti Darren Wheeler Michael Varga of the Sneazey Weasels
arndog1975@gmail.com Douglas Ghizzoni Red Julie
Kool Moe Dee

CONQUERORS OF TWO LANDS

@Oghma_EM C. Dodd Falkenberg
A Shadow Lord Cain Gillespie Filthy Monkey
Adrian Romero Carl Meyer Fletchcutus Rex
Alexei McDonald Carlos de la Cruz Francisco “Blackhalo” Fonseca Jr.
Alfred Genesson CharlieAmra Gary Furash
Alissa Brodsky Chris A Gert-Jan van der Krogt
Allan Rodda Christian Kolbe Ghiliard Starmax
Anastasiya & Paride Cryps the Killer Gilles Bourgeois
Andrew Byers Cynin BlackBlade Greg Boyle
Andrew Gil Dan Herman Duyker
Andrew J Garbade Dan Wood Ian “Grendel Todd” Grey
Andrew Piseck Dan X. Barton Ingot 9455
Andrew Ronald Johnson Daniel Granstrand Ioui
Anne Hunter Daniel Stack J. Stuart Pate
Anthony Ragan darlingtont@gmail.com James C. Bennett
Arno de Lange David Bowne James Crane
artbraune@gmail.com David Cinabro James Lee Griffin
Ben and Jess Feehan David DeRocha James ME Patterson
Ben Krauskopf David Johnston James T Hughes
Ben Potter David Keyser James Unick
Benjamin R. Terry Deon Beswick Jan Egil”Jedidiah Curzon”Bjune
Beorhtric the Mad Derbi The Mighty...Tired. Jason “Hierax” Verbitsky
Bleddyn V Wilson Derek Jones Jason Barker
Bob Humphrey DM Jay Moore
Brian Babyok Doug Sims Jay Verkuilen
brooks.friend@gmail.com Douglas Meserve jbird9531@gmail.com
bruce novakowski Eric Maloof Jeff Vandine
bulldozers.travel@gmail.com ericswiersz@gmail.com Jeffrey Herold
Burningman the Scorched Evil Eli The Vile Jeremy Coffey

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 CONQUERORS OF TWO LANDS (CONT’D)
J-M DeFoggi NniuqS
Joe Wetzel OH
Joel T. Clark Patrick Tarantino
Jonathan Baugh Paul Attila Nemeth
Jonathan P. Tate Paul Leary
Jonathan Steinhauer Phaethon
Joseph Harvey Pierre-Jean Espi
Josh Reynolds Preston Buck
Josh Sharp R P Herrold
Joshua Buergel Raymund of Tadcastre
jsmith@gold-sonata.com Resist Tyranny
Jussi Kenkkilä Everywhere
Keith Davies Rich Forest
Keith Nelson Rich Spainhour
Ken Foster Richard Mundy
Kris Alexander Richard Rohlin
Kyle Simons Richard W. Sorden
Last Redoubt Robert Cook
Leah E. Robert Mania
Mark A. Mikesell Rod Meek
Mark Bober Ross Stites
Mark Franceschini Rus Ketcham
Mark Harvey Samaritan
Matt Walsh Samuel Gaines
Matthew Kane Sasha Bilton
Terren
Matthias Weeks Scott Tooker
Thalji
Michael “Mammut” Sauer Scott Vandersee
The Freelancing Roleplayer
Michael Hengeli Sebastian Dietz
Thomas R. Taylor IV
Michael Stevens Shane Dunlap
Tom Hudson
Mike Hamann Solthas Fallcrown
Tony Digaetano
Mitchell Wareham Stephen Kissinger
Usualjay
Nacho the conqueror Stephen R Brandon
vincent furstenberger
Nathan Birch Steve Huntsberry
W. David Pattison
Neil Lindgren Steven Danielson
Wayne Rossi
Nicholas Burden Steven Dolges
Will Triumph
Nigel Ray Tabiani Greystone

BARBARIAN CONQUERORS
chickenjohn Jeanette Volintine Nessa Demer
Cody Mazza Jeremy Livingston Phil “The Librarian” Ward
David Jirovec Lucian Wulfgaang Walkerhound
Mark Donkers
HEROIC CONQUERORS
Adam Conlan Gaelather Nihmedu Niklas Skinner
Andrew Schiraldi Jeff Ruszczyk Paul Sudlow
Brent Walters Jim the Sage Quinn Adams
Bryan Steelman João Talassa Schneily
Chris Hogan Jon Tzimiskes The Fat Man, Eldritch
Christopher Klofft lampwright@gmail.com Tomas J Skucas
E. Hamilton Mark Kernow Will Barron
Efindel of Asperdi Nathan Housley

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 NAME LEVEL ADVENTURERS LEADING PARTIES
Andreas Löckher Karen Ervin Newton Philis
Dave ‘Wintergreen’ Harrison Mike O’Connor Sir Hamster
David Stephenson Nathaniel Gullion

ADVENTURERS LEADING PARTIES

Avi Levy Gregory McWhirter R C Flipse
David “Amarant” Jimenez Jared Burrell Thomas R.
Earl Scott Nicholson Kent R. Conrad Trevalyan
Mike Williams
ADVENTURERS
“Danger” Will Robinson Chris Westbrook HazMatt
Adam Christopher Pipinou hereandnow
Adam Armstrong Christopher Stieha Ian Magee
Adam Windsor Clutterbane idprism
AdamD colinmnash Imredave
Akrono Coop Dogg Inspector Butters
Alan Skinner Craig Phillips Itamar K
Alexander Gräfe Curt Meyer Ivar Stormling
Alexpacio Daimadoshi J. D. Beers
Alistair C Daniel Bell Jaap de Koning
Alkalannar Auvryndar Daniel Goupil Jacopo
André Roy Daniel Hernández Garrido James Carter
Andrew D Devenney dariorclink@gmail.com James Holden
Andrew J. Luther Dave Sherohman James Kerr
Andrew Schleifer David A. Nixon Jamie Wish
Anthony Hansen David Parlin Jason Vines
Anthony Lewis Dawid “Dievas” Wojcieszynski Javier Fernández Valls (Nirkhuz)
Aramis Douglas Jones Jay Peters
Asen Georgiev E.W. Childers Jean Gamba
Ashton D Ed “Hardrada” Mikkelsen Jeremy McKean
Atlictoatl Edward Powell Jeroen Stolwijk
bara Edward Sturges Je’tal
Bara Eric Casey Jim Clunie
Bastien Pilon Eric Mills John Anderson
Benjamin Charvet Erik Sundqvist John Davis
BFSH Erik Talvola Jonathan A. Cohen
Billy Blank Estanak Jonathan Hoffmann
Blain Brigance F. Bob Mosdal Jonathan Nichol
Bob Dunham Florian Hollauer Jose Fernandez
Bobby Jackson Franz Six Joseph Ashley
Boris Galdor Seadancer Joshua Brown
Bortor Gavin Mutter Joshua Steadmon
Bryan Green George Kapp Juan “Ragnar” Casanova
Bryan Smart Glenn Fleetwood Juan Cruz Balda Berrotarán
bwaomega Gordon Cranford Jus Sum Gai
Capheind Gordon Walton Justin C. Cain
Chip McKenzie gpmark68@gmail.com K.C. L’Roy
Chris DiNote Guy Larke K.L.Svarrogh
Chris Van Dyke Hans Winkerbean Keith H

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 ADVENTURERS (CONT’D)
Keith Setliff Nick J. Scambonious Funk
Kendall Fischer Nick Johnson Sean Keefe
Kevin Kenson Niels (Ohas Direfist) Adair Sean Trader
Kielo Maria Maja Nose_of_Death@Yahoo.com Sergey Kislyak
Krutz Omer Golan-Joel Sigwulf
Larry Pryor Onothor, son of Ogothor StargazerA5
Lempi Kurkinen Pat Bellavance Steve Lord
Lester Ward Pat Slauson Steven D Warble
Lichhunter Patrick Pilgrim Steven Thesken
Lloyd Rasmussen Paul Ramer Stu White
Lorenzo Bandieri Peter Wimsey Tanner Yea
Macallan Lehane Petr Vilimek Tawer Redeye
Maeyanie Phil Gates-Shannon tblist@gmail.com
MachinaMandala Philipp Kepplinger Tchazzar
Make America Nazi Free Again Phroggelator The Integralist
Mark Craddock Pikey The Wordsmith
Mark Leymaster of Grammarye R. A. Mc Reynolds thehixsons1973@gmail.com
Martin Greening Rahshaad Benjamin Thomas Milazzo
Matías N. Caruso Random Brown Thomas Tanquinus
Matt Maranda Raneman thubar2000
Matteo Signorini Ray W. Timothy Baker
Matthew Skail RB Tod Jeffcoat
Matthias “Logan” Platzer Reverance Pavane Tom Ladegard
Micah the Bloody Juggernaut Ricardo Dorda Ulf Kaupisch
Micah Sweet Ricardo Fuente Vadis
Michael De Rosa Rob Brennan Viktor Haag
Michael Glass Rob Kalbach White Knight Leo
Michael S. Robert S. Conley WombatDazzler
Mikko Simonen Ross Hathaway Xavier Talonsharpe
Morgan Long Ryan Randolph
Nathaniel Bennett S J Jennings

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 Table of Contents Credits . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4: The Monsters
Backers List. . . . . . . . . 3 of Kanahu 61
1: A Welcome To Kanahu 9 New Monster Types . . . . . 62
About the Author. . . . . . 10 Monster Listings . . . . . . . 64
Dedication . . . . . . . . . 10 Additional Monster
The Barbarian Subgenre . . . 10 Characteristics . . . . . . 89

2: The Rules of Kanahu 11 5: The Technology

Heroic Ability Scores. . . . . 12 of Kanahu 93
Heroic Funerals Understanding Alien
& Pharaonic Tombs. . . . . 12 Technology . . . . . . . . 94
The Hand of Fate. . . . . . 12 Mishaps . . . . . . . . . 94
Starting Fate Points . . . . 12 Visitor Technology . . . . . . 97
Spending Fate Points . . . . 12 Energy Crystals. . . . . . 97
Recovering Fate Points. . . 13 Alien Parts and Repairing
Acquiring Additional Alien Devices . . . . . . . 97
Fate Points . . . . . . . . 13 Weapons. . . . . . . . . 97
Exploding 20s . . . . . . . 14 Armor . . . . . . . . . . 99
Critical Hits . . . . . . . . 14 Chemicals. . . . . . . . 101
Special Maneuvers . . . . . . 15 Vehicles . . . . . . . . 102
Clamber . . . . . . . . . 15 Robots . . . . . . . . . 103
Sweeping Attack. . . . . . 16 General Devices . . . . . 104
Thievery . . . . . . . . . . 16 Visitor Hoards. . . . . . 108
Dexterity Modifier
and Thievery. . . . . . . 16
6: The Spells of Kanahu 111
New Spells. . . . . . . . 112
Encumbrance and Thievery . 16
Equipment for Thieves . . . 16 7: The World of Kanahu 117
Revised Thief Skills . . . . . 16 Welcome to Kanahu. . . . . 118
Prodigality . . . . . . . . . 17 Adaptation Notes. . . . . . 118
New Proficiencies. . . . . . 17 The Known World. . . . . . 120
Gladiatorial Combat. . . . . 18 Setting History. . . . . . . 121
Religion and Magic in Kanahu. 121
3: The Classes and Races
Calendar and Time . . . . 122
of Kanahu 19 Languages in Kanahu
Blessed Undertaker. . . . . . 20 and the Surrounding Lands. 122
Bugman Ovate. . . . . . . 23 The Harat Coast –
Bugman Dredger . . . . . . 26 Bastion of Freedom. . . . 122
Bugman Praetor. . . . . . . 28 Harat Coast Geography . . 123
Cultist. . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Harat Coast Gazetteer. . 126
Deep One Hybrid. . . . . . 33 The Free City of Harat . . . . 133
Dragon Incarnate. . . . . . 36
Geckoman Spirit-Talker. . . . 37 Appendices
Geckoman Stalker. . . . . . 40
Lizardman Gladiator. . . . . 42 A: Recommended Media 138
Lizardman Hunter. . . . . . 43 Recommended Books . . . . 138
Lizardman Priestess . . . . . 45 Recommended Films
Lizardman Warrior . . . . . . 47 and Television Shows. . . 138
Lizardman Witch-Doctor . . . . 48 Recommended Video
Mog Brute . . . . . . . . . 50 and Computer Games . . . 138
Necromancer . . . . . . . . 51 B: Racial Values 139
Nephil . . . . . . . . . . 53 Bugman Custom Classes. . . 139
Terran Cosmonaut . . . . . . 56 Bugman Praetor
Terran Starman. . . . . . . 57 Custom Classes. . . . . . 140
Using Existing ACKS Classes. . 60 Geckoman Custom Classes . . 141
The Barbarians of Kanahu. . 60 Mog Custom Classes. . . . . 142
Terran Custom Classes. . . . 143

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 Chapter 1: A Welcome To Kanahu

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 Barbarian Conquerors of Kanahu (BCK) is a sword &
sorcery, horror, and science-fantasy setting sourcebook for the
Adventurer Conqueror King System (ACKS). BCK presents new
monsters, magical items, technology, spells, classes, and variant
rules, all packaged together in Kanahu, a dangerous world of
pulp fantasy that embraces the new material. The setting itself,
the world of Kanahu, is a gonzo sword & sorcery milieu with
dinosaurs, Cthulhoid creatures, giant insects, crazy sorcerers,
muscled barbarians, city-states, and even some science-fantasy
elements. It also draws on the myths of the Ancient Near East
and pre-Columbian Mesoamerica for inspiration. The book
contains material fully compatible with the ACKS core system,
and almost everything from the Kanahu setting is readily
transferrable to other ACKS settings.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I, Omer G. Joel, am a freelance Hebrew-English-Hebrew
translator from Yavne, Israel. I live with my spouse, Einat, and
our two cats Saki and Chicha – as well as an entourage of wild
house geckos and even a painted dragon (Stellagama stellio) who
grace the walls of our house in the warmer months. Besides
science fiction, fantasy, and tabletop role-playing games, my
interests include herpetology, cooking, history, and computer
gaming. I am proud to present this book after more than two
years of intermittent work, and despite the terrible burden of the
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) I suffer from, which at
times leaves me at a particular dire state. But I fight on, and write,
and here is the result of my work.
DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to the love of my life – Einat Harari. May
you eventually learn to play and love these games, which are now
my domain! It is also dedicated to my regular gaming group –
Avi, Shaked, Lir and Gilad – who bring light and laughter to my
otherwise rough life and with whom I have play-tested much of
the material in this book.
THE BARBARIAN SUBGENRE
Barbarians of Kanahu belongs to what might be called the
“Barbarian subgenre”. This genre is an amalgam of three distinct
but related genres. The first is sword & sorcery literature,
exemplified by the likes of Howard's Conan and Moorcock's
Elric. This genre counterpoises corrupt, decaying cities and
empires with rough-edged​​barbarian upstarts. It contrasts the
decadence of urban life with the vigor of those untainted by it.
This might have been inspired by the fall of decadent Rome to
the Germanic "barbarians"​who set themselves as kings of its
ruins, or even by Samson's divine-inspired exploits against the
urbanized Philistines.
Furthermore, beyond sword & sorcery, as mentioned above,
there are two more genres of note which are also relevant to the
Barbarian sub-Genre. The first is sword & planet, exemplified
by Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom, a fantastic vision of Mars.
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This genre explores similar themes to those of sword & sorcery
but does accept certain "science fiction "elements such as alien
planets, radium pistols, flying craft, and other technological
wonders. ​Sword & planet still follows the vision of a morally-
ambiguous 'outsider' protagonist, archetypically an earthling on
Mars, using his might to smash ​the decadent villainy of the local
society.
The second is science fantasy proper​ . This book, however,
presents a "science fiction" milieu closer to a fantastic setting
once the outer trappings of starships, and rayguns are stripped
off it. This genre is exemplified by space princesses, dashing
interstellar rouges, space combat which looks suspiciously like
WWII air combat, and a relative disregard of actual science​
when it conflicts with the plot​. The same tropes of the barbarian
subgenre also apply here: it is easy to envision the mighty l​ost-
world barbarian smashing through the ranks of raygun-wielding
aliens with his massive sword, answering their advanced
technology with his brute strength.
A basic tenet of this genre is that the sword is trustworthy while
spellcraft is not. There may be mighty sorcerers on the side of
Law, but Chaos always lurks in wait for those who dabble in the
arcane. The ultimate epic confrontation of this genre is that of a
warrior, preferable of barbaric stock, who raises his sword against
black magic, monstrosities, and the forces of Chaos. This brings
us to an important feature of Barbarians of Kanahu: While this
setting is influenced by H.P. Lovecraft's superb horror stories,
it does not share the nihilistic tone that many of them carry.
Unlike Lovecraft's protagonists, who typically end up dead, mad
or worse in the face of cosmic horror, Barbarians of Kanahu is
about swordsmen who, like Conan or Elric, face such horrors
with bravery, and wrath - and have a chance of putting them to
the sword.
So this is a heroic genre of what is essentially the noble savage
who smashes decadent urbanism with his greatsword, and then is
crowned a deserving King of the city he conquered by the might
of his sword arm. This is very different than the heroism seen in
more classic High Fantasy. where heroes of pure, or almost pure,
Good face off against the forces of absolute Evil. Here we see
the anti-hero, the barbarian thief, rouge, pirate, and iconoclast,
sacking civilization, and then reforming it in his own image.
The chivalry of a more civilized age has little place in such a
barbarous world. Heroes of the barbarian genre, Lawful as they
are, are anything but chaste knights who pursue a life of virtue.
While they raise their swords against Chaos, and may put their
lives on the line for Mankind (or Lizardkind), the barbarian
heroes know how to enjoy life while it lasts, and take the
deserving spoils of their victory – luxury, power, and lust. Many
are not above thievery, piracy, deception, and revenge, but at the
end of the line, they stand their ground against the monstrosities
of Chaos. This conforms to the alignment descriptions in ACKS,
as well as to the conventions of the genre.
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 The basic ACKS rules have been designed with a sword & sorcery
flavor in mind. That said, there are still many more opportunities
to inject an even more intense sword & sorcery, sword & planet,
or even science-fantasy experience into your game. This chapter
will introduce several new rules and rulings to support the
genre. Note that all rules provided here are optional; the Judge is
encouraged to pick those rules which best fit his game.
HEROIC ABILITY SCORES
By default, the Adventurer Conqueror King System assumes that
adventurers are no gifted than the average person. If they become
great, it is because of their achievements in play, not because of
special advantages during character generation. As a result, the
ability scores for ACKS adventurers are generated by rolling 3d6
in order. If the optional Generating Multiple Characters rule
is in effect, where players roll up five characters and select the
best to play with, then adventurers are perhaps among the top
20% most talented people, but still drawn from the common
stock. However, the archetypical barbarian or sorcerer of pulp
sword & sorcery tales is a cut above the average person. He is a
mighty hero or despicable villain remarkable in his talents and
ambitions, not a mere farm-boy who realizes his dreams of glory
by grit and blades.
To account for this, Barbarian Conquerors of Kanahu offers the
following optional methods for rolling up characters with better
ability scores.
• Heroic: Roll 4d6 for each ability score in order. Drop the
lowest die, tally the remaining dice, and record that result.
• Legendary: Roll 5d6 for each ability score in order. Drop
the lowest 2 dice, tally the remaining dice, and record that
result.
Heroic characters will have ability scores in approximately
the same range as the top fifth of normal characters (11-14,
averaging 12.24). Legendary characters will have ability scores in
approximately the same range as the top fifth of heroic characters
(12-16, averaging 13.43). If desired the Judge can have players
roll up five characters when using either method.
EXAMPLE: Avi is creating an adventurer for use in a
Kanahu campaign. The Judge has decided to use the optional
“Legendary Ability Scores” and “Generating Multiple
Characters” rules. Avi therefore will generate five characters;
for each character, he will generate six ability scores, rolling
5d6 for each in order and dropping the lowest 2 dice.
This combination of optional rules creates very powerful
characters! Avi’s results are, in order for STR, INT, WIS,
DEX, CON, and CHA: #1 STR 13, INT 17, WIS 11, DEX
15, CON 13, CHA 13; #2 STR 13, INT 11, WIS 15, DEX 16,
CON 11, CHA 15; #3 STR 6, INT 14, WIS 16, DEX 12, CON
12, CHA 13; #4 STR 14, INT 9, WIS 16, DEX 14, CON
17, CHA 14; #5 STR 15, INT 15, WIS 16, DEX 13, CON
14, CHA 17. He decides to select character #5. He selects
Dragon Incarnate as his character class, reducing CHA to 13
to increase STR and INT to 16. His final character has STR
16, INT 16, WIS 16, DEX 13, CON 14, CHA 13.
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HEROIC FUNERALS & PHARAONIC TOMBS
The red sun sank low, bringing the relentless chill of Egyptian dusk;
and as it stood poised on the world's rim like that ancient god of
Heliopolis—Re-Harakhte, the Horizon-Sun—we saw silhouetted
against its vermeil holocaust the black outlines of the Pyramids of
Gizeh—the palaeogean tombs there were hoary with a thousand
years when Tut-Ankh-Amen mounted his golden throne in distant
Thebes. Then we knew that we were done with Saracen Cairo,
and that we must taste the deeper mysteries of primal Egypt—the
black Kem of Re and Amen, Isis and Osiris. - Imprisoned with the
Pharaohs (H. P. Lovecraft)
The god of the dead, called Mawat in Kanahu and Anubis in
Sakkara, looks favorably upon a proper burial. Entombment
in a proper tomb with grave goods pleases him, and for this he
grants a boon to the deceased's heirs. In game terms, the true
beneficiary of a fallen adventurer’s heroic funeral is the player of
the deceased character. His new character may enter the game
with experience points equal to 90% of the gold piece value of
money spent on the funeral and/or interred with his character
(including the gp value of any magic items interred). He also
gains all unspent Fate Points (if any). The new character should
be a friend or relation of the deceased, and is assumed to be
guided and inspired by the spirit of the slain.
A character can invest in building and furnishing a tomb during
his life. This was the custom of Pharaohs in ancient Sakkara: The
mighty lord would erect a magnificent pyramid during his reign
in which to inter his embalmed remains after his death. Such a
burial would then ensure his heir ascended the throne with the
glory and might befitting a grand Pharaoh. In game terms, once
the character dies and safely sleeps in his tomb, the above rules
apply to his heirs as well.
Should players abuse this rule by having their characters loot
the tomb of a deceased player character following his funeral (to
get back the treasure they interred therein), Mawat's wrath will
know no bounds! He will immediately turn the transgressors
into mummies, forever cursed to protect the tomb in restless
death as the god tortures their vile souls for eternity.
THE HAND OF FATE
The Hand of Fate guides heroes and villains alike, granting them
a boon at one time and ill fortune at other. To represent the
powers of fate, characters in Barbarian Conquerors of Kanahu
campaigns may be awarded one or more Fate Points.
STARTING FATE POINTS
Characters may begin with 1d6 Fate Points, representing the
fickle Hand of Fate.
SPENDING FATE POINTS
A Fate Point may be used in the following ways:
• A character may spend a Fate Point after making an attack
throw, proficiency throw, or saving throw to re-roll the
throw. Additional Fate Points can be spent to re-roll again
if desired. However, a character can never re-roll a natural
1. (This rule ensures that save-or-die effects are always
dangerous, regardless of how many Fate Points a character
has.)
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• A character may spend a Fate Point after making a damage
roll to re-roll the damage. Additional Fate Points can be
spent to re-roll again if desired.
• A character may spend a Fate Point to cleave after a
successful attack throw, even if not otherwise eligible to do
so (e.g. because the target of the attack was not slain, or
because the character has already cleaved to the maximum
amount that round). Doing so does not count against the
character’s maximum number of cleaves per round.
• A character may spend a Fate Point to cast a 1st level spell or
perform a ceremony from the character’s repertoire in lieu
of expending one of his daily slots, expending spell points,
or suffering stigma. Additional Fate Points can be spent for
higher level spells, using the spell point progression (see
Heroic Fantasy Handbook, p. 103).
• A character may spend a Fate Point to temporarily gain
one rank in any proficiency available to his class or to
temporarily gain a thief ability (excluding backstab) at one-
half his class level. The effect lasts 1 turn (10 minutes).
• A character with 0 or fewer hit points may spend a Fate
Point to immediately recover to 1 hp. Unless the character
has savage resilience, he is considered to have been
knocked out and will need one night’s bed rest or magical
healing. He must roll 1d6 on Row 21-25 of the Mortal
Wounds table. If the character does have savage resilience,
then he is considered to have been “just dazed” and does
not need any bed rest. He may roll 1d6 twice on Row 26+ of
the Mortal Wounds table and choose the preferred result.
Once expended, a Fate Point cannot be used again until it has
been recovered. The player should record the running total of
his character’s Fate Points expenditures on the character’s sheet.
EXAMPLE: Zarnor Serpent-Slayer is an 8th level barbarian
with 4 Fate Points. 8 ruffians confront him. In the ensuing
melee, Zarnor slays one ruffian, and makes a cleave.
Unfortunately, the result of his attack throw is a natural 1 – a
miss! Rather than lose the opportunity to keep cleaving, he
expends a Fate Point and re-rolls the throw. This time, the
result is a 16, which hits. Zarnor kills the second ruffian and
keeps cleaving! Zarnor’s player records the expenditure,
noting that Zarnor has 3 of his 4 Fate Points remaining.
RECOVERING FATE POINTS
Characters may recover expended Fate Points in one of two
ways, through spending or solace.
Recovering through Spending
In lieu of using the Prodigality rule (below), a character may
regain any expended Fate Points by spending the monthly wage
of a character of his level (ACKS, p. 51) to no other tangible game
benefit whatsoever. This could include extravagant sacrifices
to the gods; alms to the poor; anonymous tithes to churches;
reckless spending on wine, women, and song; elaborate funeral
pyres for deceased henchmen; and so on. Spending on goods
that can be easily transported and resold (such as gems, jewelry,
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EXAMPLE: Zarnor Serpent-Slayer is an 8th level
barbarian. During a recent adventure to seize the hoard of
a war-chief from Enyom, Zarnor expended 2 Fate Points.
He wishes to recover his expended points by spending. As
an 8th level character, Zarnor's monthly wage is 3,000gp so
he must spend 6,000gp to no tangible game benefit. Zarnor
sacrifices 100 edmontosaurs to his god Hadad (2,500gp
value) then spends another 3,500gp on wine, women, and
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song in a manner befitting the sagas.
Recovery through Solace
A character may recover any expended Fate Points by taking
solace in an illuminated pinnacle of good (if Lawful) or a
shadowed sinkhole of evil (if Chaotic) for one month. The time
is reduced to two weeks in a hallowed pinnacle or blighted
sinkhole, and to one week in a sacrosanct pinnacle or forsaken
sinkhole. If Lawful, the time must be spent contemplating art,
music, nature, poetry, and/or divinity. If Chaotic, the time must
be spent in depraved and hedonistic pursuits. Neutral characters
may not recover Fate Points from solace, nor may characters
with a WIS of less than 9.
EXAMPLE: Eved-El, an 11th level Cleric in the service
of El-Elyon, has recently expended 3 Fate Points in a
confrontation with an arch-priest of Dagon. He wishes to
recover his expended points by solace. He could take solace
in his settlement’s temple to El-Elyon (an illuminated
pinnacle of good) and recover his points in one month.
However, he knows of a holier place, a shrine to El-
Elyon built on a spot where the god himself once walked
(a sacrosanct pinnacle). After four days traveling to the
shrine, he spends seven days in contemplation there, then
returns home. In total, it has taken him (4 + 7 + 4) 15 days
to recover his 3 Fate Points. (Note that Eved-El could have
recovered his points much faster had he spent his monthly
wage of 32,000gp to no tangible benefit.)
ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL FATE POINTS
It is up to the Judge how Fate Points are acquired after character
creation. Choose one or more of the following methods:
• Advancement: Characters could gain 1 Fate Point each
time they advance in level. This is the default method.
• Deeds of Renown: Characters could increase their
allocation of Fate Points by 1 or more each time they
accomplish some notable task. This method allows the
Judge to reward his adventurers for advancing through a
story-driven arc, should that style of play be to his taste.
• Fulfilling their Fate: Characters could increase their
allocation of Fate Points by 1 or more each time they fulfill
a prophecy that has been made about them, revealed by the
fate spell, etc. This method is similar to Deeds of Renown,
but less heavy-handed in that the adventurers may find
ways to fulfill their fate that surprise the Judge.
• Sacrificing to their Gods: Characters could increase their
allocation of Fate Points by 1 or more by making a great
sacrifice to their gods. A great sacrifice might be a legendary
magic item, a loved one, an eye or hand, or a monetary
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This method works well in games with the flavor of ancient
myth, where the gods take an active hand in the affairs of
heroes.
Unless the Judge rules otherwise, characters can never have
more Fate Points than their starting Fate Points plus their level
of experience.
EXPLODING 20S
When making throws, unmodified 20s do not automatically
succeed. Instead, when a character who throws an unmodified
(natural) 20, the d20 explodes: The character immediately rolls
another 1d20 and adds the new result to 20. Subsequent rolls of
20 continue to explode without limit.
EXAMPLE: An archer with a base attack throw of 11+ fires
an arrow at Marcus, a high-level fighter in magical armor
with an AC of 15. The archer needs to throw an (11+15)
26+ to hit the fighter. He rolls a natural 20. He immediately
rolls 1d20; the result is a 7. The peasant has therefore
rolled a (20 + 7) 27 against Marcus, which is a hit. Had the
peasant’s second d20 roll have been a 3, the peasant’s result
would have been a (20 + 3) 23, and he’d have missed. Had
the peasant’s second d20 roll have been an 18, result would
have been a (20 + 18) 38 and the peasant would have dealt
a critical hit (see below).
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CRITICAL HITS
If the result of an attacker’s attack throw exceeds its target value
by 10 or more, the attacker has dealt a critical hit to its target.
When a critical hit is dealt, the target suffers double damage
and must make an immediate saving throw vs. Paralysis. If the
save fails, the target suffers a critical effect in addition to double
damage. The target’s saving throw should be modified by 4
points per category of size difference between the attacker and
the target, as per ACKS p. 110.
The attacker determines the critical effect dealt by rolling
1d10 on the appropriate column on the Critical Effects table.
For purposes of the Critical Effects table, “characters” are
combatants equipped with arms and armor, while “monsters”
are combatants relying on natural weapons and toughness.
Brawling: After seeing the result rolled on the Critical Effects
table, the attacker may opt to inflict a Brawling critical effect in
lieu of the effect rolled. For instance, an attacker who fears being
carried off by a flying creature could substitute a Brawling result
for a Clamber result.
Combat Trickery: After seeing the result rolled on the Critical
Effects table, an attacker with Combat Trickery proficiency may
substitute the special maneuver with which he has proficiency
in lieu of the effect rolled. For instance, an attacker with Combat
Trickery (Disarm) who deals a Force Back critical hit can inflict
a Disarm instead.
Shields May Be Splintered: If the target of a critical effect is
equipped with a shield, he may choose to substitute a Damage
Shield result in lieu of a Damage Armor, Force Back, Injure
Hide, Impair Attack, Impair Move, Knockdown, or Stun effect
dealt to him. This represents the character desperately absorbing
the blow on his shield.
Swallowing Whole: A monster capable of swallowing a target
whole that deals a critical hit may choose to swallow its target
rather than roll on the Critical Effects table.
Die Roll Effect vs. Character Effect vs. Monster
1 Brawling Brawling
2 Damage Shield Fatigued
3 Damage Armor Injure Hide
4 Disarm Impair Move
5 Force Back Force Back
6 Knockdown Knockdown
7 Sunder Weapon Impair Attack
8 Stun Stun
9 Wrestle/Clamber Wrestle/Clamber
10 Attacker’s Choice Attacker’s Choice
Critical Effects
Attacker’s Choice: The attacker may choose any desired critical
effect from the appropriate column (Character or Monster).
Brawling: The target suffers an additional 1d4 damage from
a strike from the attacker’s gauntlet, pommel, or shield rim. If
the attacker has no metal weapons, the damage is nonlethal, but
otherwise the brawling damage can be lethal or nonlethal, at his
discretion.
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Damage Armor: The target’s armor is damaged, reducing its
effectiveness by 1 point. Armor that loses all effectiveness is
ruined. Damaged armor can be repaired at a cost of 10gp per
point of effectiveness. Magic armor cannot be damaged except
by magic weapons or monsters of 5 HD or more.
Damage Shield: The target’s shield is damaged, reducing its
effectiveness by 1. If the shield is non-magical, this will destroy
it. Damaged shields can be repaired at a cost of 10gp per point of
effectiveness. Magic shields cannot be damaged except by magic
weapons or monsters of 5 HD or more.
Disarm: The target is disarmed of its weapon (as the special
maneuver). The weapon drops to a point chosen by the attacker
who dealt the critical hit, up to 5’ distant from the target.
Fatigued: The target is wearied by the flurry of blows. The target
suffers a -1 penalty to attack throws and damage throws until
it rests. If additional fatigue effects are rolled, the effects are
cumulative.
Force Back: The target is forced back (as the special number). It
must withdraw a number of feet equal to the attacker’s damage
roll. If this would push the opponent into a wall or obstacle, the
opponent is knocked down, and takes 1d6 points of damage per
10’ he has traveled.
Knockdown: The target is immediately knocked down (as the
special maneuver). Once prone, the creature can move, but
only to crawl at a movement rate of 5’, to take an action in lieu
of moving, or to end the condition by using an action in lieu
of moving to stand up. If engaged, the prone creature remains
subject to the movement restrictions of being engaged, so it can
only crawl if using defensive movement, and cannot stand up
in lieu of moving. The prone creature can attack, but suffers a
-4 penalty on its attack throws. Alternatively the prone creature
can stand up in lieu of attacking. The prone creature can be
backstabbed by creatures capable of doing so. Attack throws
against the prone creatures gain a +2 bonus, or a +4 bonus if
the attacker backstabs the stunned creature. The conditions is
ended immediately when the creature stands up.
Impair Attack: One of the target’s natural attacks (determined
randomly) is somehow impaired – muscles sprained, claws
ripped, etc. The target suffers a -4 to attack throws with the
impaired natural attack until it rests.
Impair Move: The movement rate of the target’s primary
movement is reduced by 25% or 30’ (whichever is less) until
the target rests. This represents a leg being wrenched, an ankle
twisted, and so on.
Injure Hide: The target’s hide is bruised, cut, or broken open
such that its AC is reduced by 1 until it rests.
Stun: The target is stunned until the end of its next initiative. A
stunned creature cannot attack, cast spells, or move. It gains no
benefit to its AC from its shield (if any), and can be ambushed or
backstabbed by creatures capable of doing so. All attack throws
against stunned creatures gain a +2 bonus, or a +4 bonus if the
attacker ambushes or backstabs the stunned creature.
Sunder Weapon: The target’s weapon is sundered (as the special
maneuver). If the target’s weapon is a non-magical spear, staff,
or pole arm, it shatters into splinters when sundered, dealing an
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additional 1d4 nonlethal damage to the target. Swords cannot be
sundered by non-metal weapons or natural attacks by creatures
of less than 5 HD. Magic weapons cannot be sundered except by
other magic weapons or monsters of 5 HD or more.
Wrestle/Clamber: The results of this critical effect depend on
the difference in size between the attacker and target. If the
target is the same size category or smaller than the attacker,
the attacker has grabbed the target in a wrestling hold (as the
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special maneuver). If the target is one or more size categories
larger than the attacker, the attacker has clambered on top of or
mounted the target (as the special maneuver, see below).
SPECIAL MANEUVERS
CLAMBER
Instead of making a melee attack, a combatant may attempt to
clamber on top of a creature that is one or more size categories
larger than him. To clamber onto a creature, a combatant
must succeed on a melee attack throw with a -4 penalty. If the
combatant is a thief or other class with the ability to Climb
Walls, the -4 penalty may be waived if the character makes a
successful proficiency throw.
The creature must then make a saving throw vs. Paralysis. The
creature suffers a -2 penalty to its saving throw if of huge size, -4 if
of gigantic size, and -6 if of colossal size. If the creature succeeds
on its saving throw, it has shrugged off the combatant’s attempt.
If it fails, the combatant has clambered onto the creature, and is
now mounted on its back, perched on its shoulders, etc.
A clambering combatant gains a +4 attack bonus against the
creature he has clambered onto. If capable of backstabbing, the
clambering combatant may do so, gaining a +6 attack bonus and
extra damage. A clambering combatant also gains a measure
of protection against the creature’s own attacks. If the creature
lack arms, tails, or other appendages capable of reaching its
own back, it may not directly attack the clambering combatant.
Even if the creature does have such appendages, it attacks the
clambering combatant with a -4 penalty to attack throws.
In lieu of attacking, a creature with one or more combatants
clambering on it may attempt to unseat the clambering
combatants by bucking, rearing, colliding with walls, and
similar tactics. This forces every combatant clambering on
the creature to make a saving throw vs. Paralysis. Combatants
who succeed on the saving throw continue clambering on the
creature. Combatants who fail the saving throw slip off the
creature. If the creature is more than 10’ tall at the shoulder, or is
flying, the unseated combatants will suffer falling damage (1d6
points of damage per 10’ fallen).
EXAMPLE: Ermun, a 9th level thief (attack throw 6+), is
fighting a purple worm (AC 3). On his initiative, he attempts
to clamber onto the worm. Normally he would incur a -4
penalty to his attack throw for attempting a clamber, but
Ermun makes a proficiency throw against Climb Walls and
avoids this penalty. He needs a (6+3) 9+ to succeed in his
clamber; his roll is an 11, so he succeeds. Now the purple
worm may make a saving throw vs. Paralysis to shrug him
off. As a 15 HD monster, it needs a 6+, but it suffers a -6
penalty due to its colossal size. It only rolls a 3, so Ermun
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has clambered onto the purple worm! The purple worm’s
initiative is next. The Judge rules that the purple worm can
only reach its own back with its stinger, but not with its bite.
Rather than risk missing, he decides that the purple worm
will attempt to unseat Ermun by rotating itself violently
back and forth. Ermun must make a saving throw vs.
Paralysis. As a 9th level thief, Ermun needs 9+; he rolls a 17
and succeeds easily.
In the next combat round, Ermun attacks the purple worm.
Since he is clambering, the attack counts as backstabbing.
He gains a +6 attack bonus, so he hits on (6+3-6) 3+. He
rolls a 17 and lands a critical hit. As a 9th level thief, his
backstab deals quadruple damage, increased to quintuple
damage because he landed a critical hit, so Viktir deals 5d6
points of damage to the worm. Even better, the worm fails
its saving throw against the critical hit. Ermun rolls a 7 on
the Critical Hit table, an “Impair Attack” result; the Judge
rules that Ermun has sliced off the purple worm’s stinger
tip, imposing a -4 penalty to its attacks with that natural
weapon.
SWEEPING ATTACK
A combatant may perform a sweeping attack in order to
simultaneously attack one or more engaged opponents, up to
his number of eligible cleaves. The combatant must be using a
medium or large weapon (such as a battle axe, sword, or two-
handed sword) or be at least one size category larger than all his
engaged opponents, in order to perform a sweeping attack. Each
opponent targeted by the sweeping attack may immediately
withdraw 5’ away from the attacking combatant if desired. The
attacking combatant may then make one attack throw at a -4
penalty against each opponent who did not withdraw. If all
of the opponents withdraw from or are slain by the sweeping
attack, the combatant may either (i) immediately advance 5’
and cleave or (ii) conduct a fighting withdrawal himself. When
performing a sweeping attack and any subsequent cleaves, a
combatant’s total number of attacks may never exceed the usual
maximum (e.g. his attack routine plus his number of cleave
attacks by level).
EXAMPLE: Athelstan, a 6th level fighter with a two-handed
sword, finds himself surrounded by six orcs. He declares a
sweeping attack against all six orcs. Choosing discretion
over valor, four of the orcs withdraw 5’, but two boldly
stand their ground. Athelstan immediately makes an attack
throw against the two orcs, suffering a -4 penalty. He hits
and slays both orcs. Athelstan can now choose to advance
5’ and cleave against the remaining orcs, or perform a
fighting withdrawal. He chooses the latter, slipping around
the corner to where his friends have formed up.
THIEVERY
One of the most common archetypes in sword & sorcery is the
thief. Thieves in heroic fantasy are bold risk-takers who infiltrate
impenetrable fortresses, steal the crown jewels, and kidnap the
princess on the way out. Even Conan began his career as a thief
before he showed the world his barbarian might.
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Thieves in ACKS and other d20 retro-clones tend to be much
less bold, because they are harshly penalized for failure, and fail
quite often. For instance, a thief in ACKS a thief may only try
to pick a particular lock, or find and remove a particular trap,
once. If he fails, he may not try the same lock or trap again
until he reaches a higher experience level. To allow thieves (and
related classes) to better engage in impressive pulp adventures,
use the following rules.
DEXTERITY MODIFIER AND THIEVERY
Adroit and nimble thieves are more likely to succeed than their
less-gifted brethren. When a character makes a proficiency
throw to open locks, pick pockets, find traps, remove traps,
hide in shadows, move silently, or climb walls, apply his DEX
modifier to the roll. The bonuses do not apply to hijinks.
ENCUMBRANCE AND THIEVERY
Thieves, and other classes which use thief skills, benefit from
being light on their feet. If the character’s encumbrance is 5
stones or less, he gains a +2 bonus on proficiency throws to
climb walls, hide in shadows, and move silently. If the character’s
encumbrance is 2 stones or less, the bonus is increased to +4.
The bonuses do not apply to hijinks.
EQUIPMENT FOR THIEVES
The following new items, found in Heroic Fantasy Handbook
(p. 78) are of benefit to thieves and related classes: adventurer’s
harness, ear trumpet, padded shoes, thieves’ garb, thieves’ tools
companion kit, superior thieves’ tools, and masterwork thieves’
tools.
REVISED THIEF SKILLS
Open Locks: Picking a lock requires one turn and a successful
proficiency throw. Characters can pick locks in one round
instead of one turn at a -10 penalty. (Characters with Lockpicking
proficiency can pick locks in one round at a -4 penalty.) The thief
may try again if the throw fails. However, if the thief ever fails
the throw by 10 or more, or with a natural 1, he immediately
breaks his thieves' tools. Broken thieves’ tools are useless.
Find Traps: Finding a trap requires one turn (per 10 square
feet searched) and a successful proficiency throw. Characters
can find traps in one round instead of one turn at a -10 penalty.
(Characters with Trap Finding proficiency can find traps in
one round at a -4 penalty.) The thief may try again if the throw
fails. If the thief ever fails the throw by 4 or less, he suspects a
trap exists (if there actually is one), but does not know its exact
nature. If the thief ever fails the throw by 10 or more, or with a
natural 1, he has fumbled the search. If a trap exists, he sets it off.
If no trap exists, he believes one does, but he thinks he does not
know its exact nature.
Remove Traps: A thief may only remove a trap he has found,
not one he just suspects to exist. Disarming a trap requires one
turn and a successful proficiency throw. Characters can disarm
traps in one round instead of one turn at a -10 penalty. The thief
may try again if he fails to disarm a trap. However, if a thief fails
a disarming throw by 10 or more, or with a roll of a natural 1,
he sets off the trap.
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Pick Pockets: A thief can try to suddenly grab a worn item
without regard to being noticed – doing so grants a +4 bonus
to the proficiency throw, but the intended victim automatically
notices regardless of whether it succeeds or not. The item may
not be an item in the target’s hand (that is a disarm special
maneuver).
PRODIGALITY
The heroes of the typical sword & sorcery tale do not hoard
much wealth, nor do they act like prudent and thrifty investors.
Typically, such a hero, upon winning a massive treasure,
will waste a significant part of it, if not all of it, on wine,
companionship, and song. Larger-than-life heroes, in this genre,
lead larger-than-life lives – they party as if there is no tomorrow,
enjoy the day to its fullest, and usually wake up much poorer in
the next morning – ready for yet another adventure in pursuit
of gold and glory. To simulate this genre convention that is
to encourage player characters to live large and in a prodigal
manner, you may employ the following rule.
A character gains a bonus to XP earned from adventuring if,
in the prior month, he prodigally consumed more than the
Henchmen Monthly Wage (see ACKS p.51) appropriate to his
class level each month. The money must be spent on buying
luxuries, throwing parties, commissioning expensive jewelry
and fancy clothes, and other conspicuous consumption.
To calculate the XP bonus, compare the value of the
character’s prodigal spending with the amounts listed on the
Henchmen Monthly Wage table; the bonus is 5% per level of
overconsumption. Conversely, if a character spends less than
his own Henchman Monthly Wage, he incurs a -5% penalty per
level of underconsumption.
EXAMPLE: A 5th level character wastes 3,000gp in one
month on larger-than-life living. Consulting the Henchmen
Monthly Wage table, the Judge sees that at 5th level a
character earns a monthly wage of 400gp, at 6th level 800gp,
at 7th level 1,600xp, and at 8th level 3,000gp. The character
has consumed the equivalent of an 8th level henchman's
wage this month, so next month he gains a bonus of [ (8 - 5
) x 5%] 15% bonus on XP earned from adventuring. Had
the character only spent 100gp (equivalent to a 3rd level
character’s wage) he would have suffered a 10% penalty on
XP earned from adventuring the following month. When
the Prodigality rule is in play, characters are rewarded for
living large and penalized for miserly living!
NEW PROFICIENCIES
The following proficiencies may be added to a sword & sorcery,
sword & planet, or science-fantasy campaign.
Alien Intuition: Alien blood flows through the character's
veins, and this extraterrestrial heritage allows him to intuit the
function and use of alien devices. The character can achieve On-
the-Spot Understanding of an alien item with a proficiency throw
of 11+ per item, and only suffers mishaps on a unmodified roll
of 1. If the character has Alien Intuition and Alien Lore in the
appropriate category for an item, he can achieve On-the-Spot
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Understanding with a proficiency throw of 7+. A character gains
no bonuses to conduct research into alien technology, however.
This proficiency costs two proficiency slots to acquire. It should
be added to the proficiency lists of clerics, mages, priestesses,
Sakkaran (Zaharan) ruinguards, and other spellcasting classes.
For more details, see Understanding Alien Technology on p. 94.
EXAMPLE: Kang, a 5th level mage, has Alien Lore 2
(chemicals, robots) and Alien Intuition. He could achieve
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On-the-Spot Understanding of a plasma pistol with a
proficiency throw of 11+, or On-the-Spot Understanding
of a robot or chemical with a proficiency throw of 7+.
Alien Lore: The character is well-versed in the lore of alien
technology and super-science, allowing for On-the-Spot
Identification of certain alien artifacts. Each time the character
takes this proficiency, he picks one category of technology
that he is familiar with from among Armor, Chemicals,
General Devices, Robots, Vehicles, or Weapons. Thereafter,
the character can achieve On the Spot Understanding of
items from that category with a proficiency throw of 11+,
and only suffers mishaps identifying items from that category
on an unmodified roll of 1. The character also gains +1 on all
proficiency throws to conduct research into alien technology.
Each time the proficiency is selected thereafter, the character
gains familiarity with another category of tech and gains
another +1 bonus to conduct research. This proficiency should
be added to the proficiency lists of clerics, mages, priestesses,
Sakkaran (Zaharan) ruinguards, and other spellcasting classes.
See Understanding Alien Technology on p. 94 for more details.
EXAMPLE: Kang is a 5th level mage with Alien Lore 2
(Chemicals, Robots). When he encounters a vat of blue,
viscous fluid, he can use Alien Lore (Chemicals) to achieve
On-the-Spot Understanding with a proficiency throw
of 11+. When he encounters a plasma pistol, he cannot
achieve On-the-Spot Understanding because he does not
have Alien Lore (Weapons), but he does gain a +2 bonus to
proficiency throws to research the plasma pistol.
Destined: The character gains one Fate Point. This proficiency
does not appear on any class lists. The Judge should decide if this
proficiency exists in his setting. If so, any character may select it
as one of his class proficiencies.
Farseeing: The character can see the fates of mortals. He may
determine how many Fate Points a character has after 10
minutes (1 turn) of casual interaction or observation. Once per
week, the character may cast fate (as the spell). The casting time
is 10 minutes.
Technological Dabbling: The character may attempt to use
scanners, advanced robots, cloning vats, scanners, and other
advanced alien technology only useable by mages. At level 1,
the character must make a proficiency throw of 18+ to use the
technology. On a failed throw, the attempt backfires (use the On-
the-Spot mishap table, p.96). The proficiency throw required
reduces by 2 per level, to a minimum of 3+. This proficiency
should be added to the proficiency lists of thieves and bards.
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 GLADIATORIAL COMBAT
A common trope in sword & sorcery and sword & planet
literature is gladiatorial combat for the enjoyment of spectators
and/or the glory of the participants. The Free City of Harat,
which is the default setting of this book, was taken over by a
slave rebellion led by gladiators, particularly of the lizardman
kind. Today, this city is relatively anarchic in nature, and the
gladiators' culture predominates - strength, bravado, and
fighting prowess are celebrated, and shows of force revered by
the populace. Instead of the slave gladiators of the old regime,
however, now willing participants usually fight arena fights.
This includes professional gladiators, warriors trying to prove
themselves, and duelers who wish to solve their differences
by the sword while a cheering crowd watches. Criminals may
also elect to have trial by combat (typically against dinosaurs or
other criminals) in lieu of other forms of punishment. If they
survive, they are free to go - they have bought their freedom in
blood, after all.
There are three kinds of gladiatorial combat. The first is show
fighting – that is, mock-battles, typically staged by professionals,
which are not intended to truly harm the participants (though
accidents happen), but rather to entertain the audience. The
second, and most common, type is fighting to first blood;
the first character who draws blood wins. The third, and
lease common, type is fighting to the death, or at least to the
permanent maiming of the loser.
The Lizard King Mazatel organizes five Great Tournaments
per year in Harat’s arena – one in each of the city’s four major
religious festivals and one on the anniversary of Harat’s liberation
from the Sorcerer King’s tyranny. Such spectacles include
numerous bouts of gladiatorial fighting, from show fighting to
fights to the first blood. Participants who wish to fight to the
death can request this – and the crowd will eagerly bet on such
thrilling competitions of martial skill. At the conclusion of each
Great Tournament, the Lizard King presents all of the winners
with golden laurels and invites them to a royal feast held in the
Hanging Gardens. In addition to these spectacles, individual
Harati citizens often arrange their own informal matches in
various inns and even in back alleys. Such matches may be
fought for money or as duels to resolve conflicts outside the law.
Show fighting requires the Performance proficiency (see ACKS
p. 62), and works per the rules of that proficiency, including its
earnings. This is, understandably, much less profitable than any
real combat (whether to first blood or to the death). The crowds
might enjoy this show of skill and bravado, but rarely bet on it
or award prizes, as show fighting is typically a staged affair and
not a real bloodsport. Professional gladiators typically combine
a good number of show fights with several bouts of actual pit-
fighting to maximize their earnings.
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Fighting to first blood is the most common form of arena
combat. These matches are resolved using the regular ACKS
combat rules; the first gladiator to reduce his opponent's hit
points to below half of their maximum value wins the match.
Fighting to first blood is quite risky at low levels, as a single blow
might easily kill or maim the target, but higher level combatants
usually survive such matches with minimal risk. Typically, each
professional gladiator fights three to five such matches a year
(there is a limit to how many arena games are available to each
entrant, after all). The prize for a winner of such a match is
100gp per level per match; this prize is considered as "treasure"
for the sake of calculating XP, in addition to the XP earned for
defeating the opponent. 0-level gladiators earn 25gp per bout,
and typically become 1st level veterans after approximately four
bouts in the arena.
Fighting to the death is less common in Harat, where the
gladiators are all volunteers; and though in more barbarous
cities it is more common, even the most callous slave-owners
are loath to lose their expensive slave gladiators to death. When
fighting to the death does take it place, it can include matches
against other gladiators or against beasts (such as dinosaurs or
giant insects). In Harat, matches to the death are usually a form
of capital punishment – criminals convicted for high crimes
are sent into the arena, to fight each other or monsters; if they
die there, at least the crowds have enjoyed their death. If they
survive, they have won their freedom with shed blood, and
are thus free to go (but do not receive any monetary prizes). A
victorious criminal even keeps his place in Harati society – for
once the price is paid in blood, the crime is forgiven by King
Hardun. In rare cases, however, some denizens of Harat may
elect to fight each other to the death, either as a duel of honor,
or for massive amounts of gold and glory. In such a case, the
winnings from a fight to the death are 500gp per level per match
(level 0 characters earn 100gp per match). Fighting to the death
uses the regular ACKS rules for combat, and the winner is the
last combatant standing with 1 or more hit points (anyone dead
or mortally wounded loses the fight).
For alternative and additional rules and ideas for gladiatorial
combat, see the article “Morituri Te Salutant” in Axioms Issue 4.
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 In this chapter, we will discuss a number of new and variant
character classes, both human and from other races, who fit the
sword & sorcery milieu and the Kanahu setting. In addition for
brief notes and rules about slightly modifying certain ACKS
classes to fit this milieu, this chapter presents fifteen new classes,
as summarized below:
Blessed Undertaker: A priest of the Neutral death god Mawat,
a specialist in slaying undead. Mawat is jealous of dead
stolen from his halls, and sends his clerics to hunt down such
abominations and send them back to where they belong. The
Blessed Undertaker combines the power of faith with stealth and
moderate martial prowess.
Bugman Ovate: A female sentient insectoid capable of arcane
spellcasting, flight, interaction with insects and fungi, and,
eventually, establishing a nest, and spawning a huge multitude of
bugmen to populate her domain!
Bugman Dredger: A sneaky male sentient insectoid who builds
up a network of thieves and merchants. Like the female, he is a
born survivor and resistant to poison and disease, and also excels
in stealth and subterfuge.
Bugman Praetor: An aggressive male sentient insectoid evolved
for combat.
Cultist: A Chaos-worshiping lunatic, granted divine power by
his alien gods; cultists of different gods have different special
powers.
Deep One Hybrid: A spawn of Chaos, a crossbreed between
abominable fishmen and humans, a brutal fighter capable of
Chaotic divine spell power granted by Dagon and Rahab.
Dragon Incarnate: A human born with the soul of a great
dragon, the Dragon Incarnate is born to lead, fights with a
dragon's ferocity, and, at higher experience levels, becomes
capable of casting arcane spells.
Geckoman Spirit-Talker: The 'shaman' of the geckomen,
protected by an ancestral spirit and casting divine magic. He also
climbs walls and ceilings very well, and may detach his tail for a
hefty bonus on the Mortal Wounds table.
Geckoman Stalker: A sneaky, patient hunter and trapper of the
geckomen. Like the spirit-talker, he climbs walls and ceilings
very well, and may detach his tail for a hefty bonus on the Mortal
Wounds table.
Lizardman Gladiator: A lizardman bred for arena combat,
who fights like a real monster. (This class is a modified version
of the Thrassian Gladiator from the ACKS Player's Companion,
somewhat weaker, but with faster progress in leveling.)
Lizardman Hunter: A wild, stealthy hunting lizardman, with
abilities geared towards ambushing prey.
Lizardman Priestess: A lizardman priestess of the grand goddess
Ixchala, a divine spellcaster with strong healing powers.
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Lizardman Warrior: A member of the elite fighting force of
lizardman civilization. Each lizardman warrior belongs to a
secret society with its own unique totem, and each totem has its
own advantages.
Lizardman Witch-Doctor: A tribal sorcerer of the lizardmen,
an arcane spellcaster who gains several additional powers by
trafficking with demons and spirits.
Mog Brute: Bred for war by the alien Visitors, the mog has
escaped to pursue his own savage course through Kanahu.
Necromancer: A priest of Pazuzu, the evil god of Undead and
Sorcery, dedicated to the necromantic arts.
Nephil: Half human, half alien Visitor. Has an innate knack for
alien tech, as well as locks and traps, is telepathic, and can cast
arcane spells at higher experience levels.
Terran Cosmonaut: An elite military pilot or astronaut from our
own 20th or 21st century who has crashed on Kanahu.
Terran Starman: A member of the 23rd century Terran Navy
who finds Kanahu to be a strange new world to explore.
BLESSED UNDERTAKER
Prime Requisites: DEX, WIS
Requirements: Must be Neutral.
Hit Dice: 1d4
Maximum Level: 14
Mawat is neither a kind god nor a Lawful one; he cares little
for civilization or for the affairs of the living. As Lord of the
Underworld and Master of the Dead, his domain is a grim one -
the eternal burial of flesh in the earth and the eternal containment
of the soul in Sheol, the underworld. Mawat , however greedy, is
patient - he covets the souls of all that lives for expanding his
hoard of spirits beyond the grave in his deathly realm, but he can
wait. And waiting always pays off for him - for everything dies.
Well, almost everything.
There is one thing that enrages this God of Death: Undeath. As
he sees it, Undeath is outright theft of what is rightfully his by
lesser gods and impudent mortal sorcerers. The bodies and souls
stolen from Mawat by means of necromancy must be returned to
their rightful place - his underworld.
Towards this end, the Master of the Dead sends forth his mortal
servants - his priests, as some would call them - the Blessed
Undertakers. Their first task is to slay undead, as well as those
who dare rebel against Mawat and create them. In more civilized
places Blessed Undertakers also serve as guardians of graveyards,
tombs, and catacombs, vigilantly watching the dead lest they rise
in defiance of their rightful Master.
In settings other than Kanahu, this class may be used to
represent any grim slayer of the undead, who is powered by
divine retribution. From a Van Helsing-style monster hunter to
a dedicated guardian of graveyards for a lawful or Neutral god of
the dead, this class represents a priestly character tasked not with
healing or blessing the living, but rather with putting the dead to
their final, silent rest.
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 Blessed Undertaker Level Progression Spell Progression
Experience Title Level Hit Dice Abilities 1 2 3 4 5
0 Gravedigger 1 1d4 Backstab, hide in shadows, move silently - - - - -
1,250 Acolyte 2 2d4 Divine spellcasting 1 - - - -
2,500 Burier 3 3d4 Concealed from undead 2 - - - -
5,000 Servant of Death 4 4d4 2 1 - - -
10,000 Undertaker 5 5d4 Righteous turning, magic research (minor) 2 2 - - -
20,000 Custodian 6 6d4 2 2 1 1 -
40,000 Entomber 7 7d4 Detect undead 2 2 2 1 1
80,000 Slayer 8 8d4 3 3 2 2 1
180,000 Patriarch 9 9d4 Temple, magic research 3 3 3 2 2
280,000 Patriarch, 10th Level 10 9d4+1* 4 4 3 3 2
380,000 Patriarch, 11th Level 11 9d4+2* Magic research (advanced) 4 4 4 3 3
480,000 Patriarch, 12th Level 12 9d4+3* 5 5 4 4 3
580,000 Patriarch, 13th Level 13 9d4+4* 5 5 5 4 3
680,000 Master of the Necropoli 14 9d4+5* 6 5 5 5 4
*Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored

Blessed Undertaker Thief Skills Blessed undertakers cast divine spells using the spell list below.
They turn undead as clerics of two levels higher than their
Hide in Backstab
Level Move Silently Shadows Undead own level; however, unlike the regular cleric, they cannot turn
infernal creatures. They may also engage in magical research
1 17+ 19+ x2
and item creation as clerics. To better put the unliving to rest,
2 16+ 18+ x2
they are blessed with the ability to backstab undead (and only
3 15+ 17+ x2
undead), as a thief of their level. They may also move silently
4 14+ 16+ x2
and hide in shadows as a thief of their level, as shown on the
5 13+ 15+ x3 accompanying table.
6 12+ 14+ x3
7 10+ 12+ x3 At 3rd level (Burier), a blessed undertaker is concealed from
8 8+ 10+ x3 undead by Mawat’s power; when the blessed undertaker sneaks,
9 6+ 8+ x4 undead are always considered to be passively watching rather
10 4+ 6+ x4 than actively watching.
11 2+ 4+ x4 At 5th level (Undertaker), a blessed undertaker gains the power
12 2+ 3+ x4 of righteous turning. When turning undead, the character adds
13 1+ 2+ x5 his Wisdom bonus to both the turning throw and to the number
14 1+ 1+ x5 of HD turned on a successful throw. At this level, the blessed
undertake may also begin to research spells, scribe scrolls, and
Blessed undertakers are skilled combatants, albeit not as good as brew potions.
fighters. At first level, they hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an At 7th level (Entomber), a blessed undertaker also gains the
attack throw of 10+. They advance in attack throws and saving ability to detect undead at will, with a casting time of 1 turn.
throws by two points every four levels of experience. Blessed
undertakers may only use swords, daggers (including sickles, When a blessed undertaker attains 9th level (Patriarch), he
which use the stats for a short sword), bows, and crossbows, and can establish a necropolis, and 2d6 blessed undertakers of 1st
may only wear leather armor or lighter. They may use a one- level will come to work with the character. Blessed undertakers’
handed weapon, a two-handed weapon, or a weapon in each necropolises follow similar rules to thieves’ hideouts, though
hand. They may not use shields. They progress in saving throws their operations are aimed at uncovering necromantic and
and proficiencies as clerics. undead activity rather than theft. Hijinks will typically be

Blessed Undertaker Attacks & Saving Throws

Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1-2 13+ 10+ 16+ 13+ 15+ 10+
3-4 12+ 9+ 15+ 12+ 14+ 9+
5-6 11+ 8+ 14+ 11+ 13+ 8+
7-8 10+ 7+ 13+ 10+ 12+ 7+
9-10 9+ 6+ 12+ 9+ 11+ 6+
11-12 8+ 5+ 11+ 8+ 10+ 5+
13-14 7+ 4+ 10+ 7+ 9+ 4+

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Divine Spell List (Blessed Undertaker)

First Level Divine Spells Second Level Divine Spells Third Level Divine Spells
1 Cure Light Wounds* 1 Bless 1 Continual Light*
2 Delay Disease 2 Delay Poison 2 Cure Disease*
3 Detect Evil* 3 Find Traps 3 Detect Curse*
4 Detect Magic 4 Hold Person 4 Detect Invisible
5 Detect Undead 5 Holy Chant 5 Feign Death
6 Light* 6 Resist Fire 6 Glyph of Warding
7 Protection from Evil 7 Righteous Wrath 7 Invulnerability to Evil
8 Remove Fear 8 Silence 15' radius 8 Prayer
9 Resist Cold 9 Spiritual Weapon 9 Remove Curse
10 Shield of Mawat 10 Speak with Dead 10 Death Ward

Races/Classes
Fourth Level Divine Spells Fifth Level Divine Spells
1 Cure Serious Wounds* 1 Atonement
2 Dispel Magic 2 Commune
3 Divination 3 Dispel Evil
4 Fate 4 Fear
5 Neutralize Poison* 5 Flame Strike
6 Protection from Evil, sustained* 6 Quest*
7 Smite Undead* 7 Restore Life and Limb*
8 Sticks to Snakes 8 Strength of Mind*
9 Vigor 9 Sword of Fire
10 Tongues 10 True Seeing
* Denotes a reversible spell. Italics denotes a spell from the Player's Companion. Bold denotes new spell from this book.

assassinations (of suspected undead or cultists) or spying. See
the ACKS Campaigns chapter for more information.
At 9th level, a blessed undertaker also gains the ability to create
more powerful magic items such as weapons, rings, and staffs.
At 11th level, a blessed undertaker may learn and cast ritual
divine spells of great power (6th and 7th level), and craft
magical constructs such as golems and animated statues. These
activities are explained in the Campaign chapter of the ACKS
core book.
Blessed Undertaker Proficiency List: Alertness, Alien
Intuition, Alien Lore, Apostasy, Battle Magic, Blind Fighting,
Contemplation, Diplomacy, Divine Blessing, Divine Health,
Healing, Knowledge (history), Loremastery, Martial Training,
Mystic Aura, Precise Shooting, Prestidigitation, Profession
(undertaker), Prophecy, Quiet Magic, Sensing Evil, Sensing
Power, Skirmishing, Skulking, Sniping, Theology, Unflappable
Casting, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus
Slayer of the Dead template: This pre-generated template
represents a grim hunter and slayer of the undead, equipped to
deal with the worst of them. The template is ready for adventure.
However, if your blessed undertaker’s INT is 13 or greater, you
may pick one or more additional general proficiencies before
play (see Starting Proficiencies in ACKS Chapter 4).
BUGMAN OVATE
Prime Requisites: DEX, INT
Requirements: DEX, CON 9.
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 11
A relatively rare, though influential, sentient species in Kanahu
are the bugmen. These upright insectoids have little in common
with the orderly hive-based social insects, instead seeming to
have evolved from or be related to common household and
sewage cockroaches. They are resilient, shady, anarchic, and
opportunistic to the extreme.

Template: Slayer of the Dead
Proficiencies: Precise Shooting, Profession (undertaker)
Starting Equipment: Silver dagger, black leather armor, tattered
backpack, rolled blanket, dark hooded
cloak, shortbow, quiver with 20 arrows, 2
flasks of military oil, clove of garlic, holy
symbol (iron skull of Mawat), iron rations
of 1 week, 50’ rope, stakes (4) and mallet,
waterskin, shovel, sledgehammer, tinder
box, torches (6), 4gp in a small purse.
Bugmen thrive wherever there is an opportunity for commerce,
subterfuge, and infiltration. They excel in the criminal
underworld, using their opportunistic nature and keen senses
to strike shady deals with other sentient beings. They live in the
shadows of civilization, living on its refuse. Thus, some bugmen
are, ironically enough, Lawful - because, if civilization falls, so
does its bounty, and so do the many opportunities for success
it offers. Most are Neutral or Chaotic, however, as befitting
their opportunistic nature. Bugmen usually worship the gods of
humans around them, though they are rarely devout, and much
more interested in striking temporary deals with the divine
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 Bugman Ovate Level Progression
Experience Title Level Hit Dice
0 Nymph 1 1d6
3,050 Bug-Aspirant 2 2d6
6,100 Bug-Postulant 3 3d6
12,200 She-Roach 4 4d6
24,400 Insect Imago 5 5d6
48,800 Insect Theurgist 6 6d6
100,000 Insect Magician 7 7d6
200,000 Brood Lady 8 8d6
375,000 Nest Mother 9 9d6
550,000 Nest Mother, 10th level 10 9d6+1*
725,000 Nest Mother, 11th level 11 9d6+2*
* Hit point modifiers from Constitution are ignored.
Bugman Ovate Spell Progression
Level 1 2 3
1 - - -
2 1 - -
3 2 - -
4 2 - -
5 2 1 -
6 2 1 -
7 2 2 -
8 2 2 -
9 2 2 1
10 2 2 1
11 2 2 2

Bugmen may be easily imported into any sword & sorcery sell equipment, hire retainer, and engage in mercantile ventures
setting, and, indeed, into many ‘standard’ fantasy worlds, in a market they have previously visited, treat the market as if it
wherever a hive of roguish insectoids and shady bug-merchants were one market class larger than its actual size. (Class I markets
would be appropriate. They are extremely alien in nature, but remain Class I markets).
so are many other beings in fantasy fiction. In fact, several of
Like the cockroaches they resemble, bugmen are hard to kill.
the less lawful fey in certain fantasy worlds may have insect-like
When a bugman is required to consult the Mortal Wounds
characteristics, which may be represented by this class.
table, the player may roll twice, and choose the preferred result
All bugmen begin play knowing their native language as well to apply. The character also subtracts his class level from the
as the common tongue of the human society around them number of days of bed rest required to recover.
(plus any bonus languages provided by a high INT). They can
Finally, the sturdy bugmen possess the survivability of
speak human languages readily, though with a heavy accent
cockroaches, and thus are immune to all forms of disease,
interrupted by many clicks and buzzing sounds. The reverse is
including magical diseases such as those caused by spells,
not true; humans find it difficult to speak the bugman language,
mummies, or lycanthropes, as well as to all forms of poison,
with its many mouth-part clicks, and suffer a -2 penalty to
including magical poisons.
Reaction rolls with bugmen when trying to speak to them in
their own tongue rather than a human tongue. However, bugmen are alien beings and thus suffer a -2 penalty
to the reactions, loyalty, and morale of men, lizardmen, and
The race’s heavy chitinous carapace provides a +1 bonus to AC,
geckomen. Conversely, they get a +2 bonus to the reactions,
but prevents them from wearing any significant armor heavier
loyalty, and morale of their own kind.
than Leather.
Bugmen are divided into two castes by gender, the ovates (female)
Bugmen are nocturnal creatures, able to sense minute
and dredgers (male). Apart from mating, the sexes have little in
movements of air with their long and extra-sensitive antennae,
common. The dredgers are notorious for digging in unseemly
granting them blindsight to a range of 60’. This blindsight
places, making dirty deals, and selling suspicious artifacts,
functions like infravision, except it is not affected by light
while the ovates spend their time cultivating their magical and
sources, magical darkness, or other visual phenomena but
mundane power until they have sufficient resources to focus on
rendered useless in high wind. These same antennae provide
reproduction en-masse. An ovate who becomes a Nest-Mother
bugmen with keen insect senses granting a +1 bonus to avoid
will command the respect of the many dredgers who frequent
surprise and a +4 bonus on any proficiency throws to hear
her nest, but she does not have real command over them.
noises and detect secret doors. With a proficiency throw of 18+,
a bugman can notice secret doors with just casual inspection. Physically, a bugman ovate stands around 4’ tall, with an
additional 1’ in antenna, but will be much wider than a male
Bugmen are consummate scavengers and re-sellers, known to
dredge of comparable height, and grow further over time; by
other bugmen traders, as well as human traders, all over the
the time an ovate settles in a nest and becomes a nest-mother,
land. Due to this mercantile network, bugmen who buy and
she will have reached 6’ in length and gained significant mass.

Bugman Ovate Saving Throws Ovate Attack Throws

Petrification & Poison & Blast & Staffs &
Level Paralysis Death Breath Wands Spells Level Attack Throw
1-3 13+ 13+ 15+ 11+ 12+ 1-2 10+
4-6 12+ 12+ 14+ 10+ 11+ 3-4 9+
7-9 11+ 11+ 13+ 9+ 10+ 5-6 8+
10-11 10+ 10+ 12+ 8+ 9+ 7-8 7+
9-10 6+
11 5+
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Bugmen ovates range from yellowish-brown to dark brown or
black in color, though their eyes are always shiny black. Unlike
the landlocked dredgers, ovates have four functional wings, two
hard and two soft, and may fly at a rate of 30’ per round.
Bugman ovates usually know how to defend themselves,
although they are not as skilled as fighters. At first level, an
ovate will hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of
10+. They advance in attack throws and saving throws by two
points every four levels of experience (i.e. the same as thieves).
They may use any missile weapons and any one-handed melee
weapons. They are not trained to use shields, fight two-handed,
or dual wield weapons. They may perform one cleave attack per
2 levels of experience.
Bugman ovates have all the powers of ordinary bugmen, but
enjoy great longevity with a lifespan three times longer than
normal. Their physical robustness also grants them immunity
to ghoul paralysis.
As they mature, bugman ovates also develop powerful
parapsychic abilities. The first ability to manifest is a kinship
with arthropods and fungi. Ovates can identify arthropods
and fungi with a proficiency throw of 11+, and understands
the subtle body language and moods of arthropods and fungal
creatures (though they may not understand the character)
automatically. This grants them a +2 to all reaction rolls
when encountering normal and giant arthropods and fungal
creatures, and allows them to take giant arthropods and fungal
creatures as henchmen. They also can speak with arthropods
at will (treat as the speak with animals spell but the power works
with natural or giant arthropods instead of animals).
Their arcane powers allow them to develop antennae for
potions. An ovate may make a proficiency throw of 11+ to
determine the magical properties of a potion or oil based on its
scent and emanations.
Starting at 2nd level (Aspirant), bugman ovates gain the ability
to cast arcane spells and perform magical research, doing so
as mages of one-half their level, and using the same spell list and
the same rules for learning and casting spells. They can use any
magical items available to mages. Unlike mages, bugman ovates
can cast spells while wearing leather armor.
At 5th level (Imago), bugman ovates’ advancing abilities allow
them to brew potions as mages of their class level rather than
half their class level.
When an ovate reaches 9th level (Nest Mother), she becomes
fertile. If a Nest Mother establishes a nest, she will attract 2d6
bugman dredgers of 1st-3rd level who desire to breed with her.
These bugmen will supervise the construction of an elaborate
warren to impress her and contain their young.
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When her nest is complete, the Nest Mother will lay her first
brood of eggs, which will hatch 30 days later. The number of her
initial brood that survive to adulthood will depend how many
hexes she has secured to serve as harvesting and food sources
for her brood – 3d6 x 10 family-equivalents per 6 mile hex is
typical.
Unlike human domains, however, nests do not increase in
population from natural growth or investment, only from
egg-laying. Once per year, if a Nest Mother remains in her
nest for a full season, she will produce an extra 24d10 (~140)
family-equivalent of bugmen (re-roll 10s as with agricultural
investment). The Nest Mother may produce more than
her normal brood if she gorges herself on food during her
Races/Classes
reproductive season. The rich proteins necessary for this will
cost 1,000gp per extra 1d10 family-equivalents worth of eggs
she plans to lay. A Nest Mother who produces more family-
equivalents than her domain can sustain must annex additional
territory or lose control of the surplus family-equivalents the
following season.
Apart from being produced directly by a Nest Mother, bugmen
family-equivalents follow the ordinary rules for peasant or
urban families, and bugmen conscripts, militia, and specialists
can be recruited from these family-equivalents as per normal.
Bugman Ovate proficiency list: Alien Intuition, Alien Lore,
Bargaining, Blind Fighting, Bribery, Caving, Climbing, Combat
Trickery (disarm, incapacitate), Command, Diplomacy,
Disguise, Eavesdropping, Familiar, Fighting Style, Gambling,
Leadership, Loremastery, Magical Engineering, Mystic Aura,
Passing Without Trace, Perform, Precise Shooting, Quiet
Magic, Running, Sensing Power, Skirmishing, Swashbuckling,
Trapping, Unflappable Casting, Weapon Finesse.
Template: Aspiring Nymph
Proficiencies: Diplomacy, Leadership
Starting Equipment: Chitin backpack, brown leather armor,
long sword fashioned from giant insect
chitin, shortbow with 20 arrows in a
quiver, blanket from fungal fibers, 1
week’s iron rations, blank spell book, ink
and writing straw, waterskin, decorative
jewelry worth 30gp, 6gp and 4sp in a
small purse
Aspiring Nymph template: This pre-generated template
represents a young bugman ovate trying to establish her place
in the world, and, eventually, found her own nest, using her
knowledge of diplomacy and insect leadership to pave her
way to glory. The template is ready for adventure. However, if
your bugman ovate’s INT is 13 or greater, you may pick one or
more additional general proficiencies before play (see Starting
Proficiencies in ACKS Chapter 4).
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Pick Move Hide in
Experience Title Level Hit Dice Pockets* Silently Climb Walls Shadows Backstab
0 Male Nymph 1 1d6 17+ 17+ 6+ 19+ x2
1,750 Bugger 2 2d6 16+ 16+ 5+ 18+ x2
3,500 Bugman 3 3d6 15+ 15+ 5+ 17+ x2
7,000 He-Roach 4 4d6 14+ 14+ 4+ 16+ x2
14,000 Male Imago 5 5d6 13+ 13+ 4+ 15+ x3
28,000 Bug Scoundrel 6 6d6 12+ 12+ 4+ 14+ x3
55,000 Bug Pilferer 7 7d6 10+ 10+ 3+ 12+ x3
110,000 Bug Thief 8 8d6 8+ 8+ 3+ 10+ x3
235,000 Master Bug 9 9d6 6+ 6+ 3+ 8+ x4
360,000 Master Bug, 10th level 10 9d6+2** 4+ 4+ 3+ 6+ x4
485,000 Master Bug, 11th level 11 9d6+4** 2+ 2+ 2+ 4+ x4
610,000 Master Bug, 12th level 12 9d6+6** -1+ 2+ 2+ 3+ x4
735,000 Prince of Insects 13 9d6+8** -3+ 1+ 1+ 2+ X5
* -1 penalty on the proficiency throw per each level the thief is lower than the victim.
** Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored

BUGMAN DREDGER
Prime Requisites: DEX
Requirements: DEX, CON 9
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 13
Bugman males, or dredgers, are far more numerous than their
female counterparts, though less impressive in their abilities.
They are incapable of flight or sorcery, but instead excel in
stealth, subterfuge, and similar underhanded and opportunistic
tactics. Many dredgers may tend any given ovate’s nest. There,
they dance for the nest-mother’s amusement, competing with
each other in dance and feats of speed to gain preferential
mating opportunities. Outside of a female’s nest, they dig bug-
holes in practically any kind of terrain, from the sewers under
great cities to deep forests and high mountains – settling, like
all members of their race, in any environment where there is
opportunity for gaining wealth and influence.
Physically, a bugman dredger resembles a 4’ tall, upright,
slender, humanoid cockroach, walking on four legs and using
two limbs for fine manipulation. It has multi-faceted eyes and
a mouth with two mandibulae and two maxillae, as well as two
foot-long antennae projecting from its head. Dredgers range
from yellowish-brown through dark brown to black in color;
their eyes are shiny black. Dredgers, unlike ovates, lack wings.
Bugman dredgers, like ovates, know how to defend themselves,
although they are not as skilled at fighting. At first level, bugman
dredgers hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of
10+. They advance in attack throws and saving throws by two
points every four levels of experience (i.e. the same as thieves).
They may use any missile weapons and any one-handed melee
weapons. They are not trained to use shields, fight two-handed,
or dual wield weapons. They may perform one cleave attack
per two levels of experience. Their heavy carapaces provide
them with some protection (see below), but prevent them from
wearing any significant armor heavier than Leather.
Every bugman dredger is an accomplished opportunist and
thief: he may pick pockets, move silently, climb walls, hide in
shadows and backstab as a thief of his level.
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When a bugman dredger attains 9th level (Master Bug), he can
establish a bug-hole in an urban area, and 2d6 bugman dredger
apprentices of 1st level will offer to work for him. If hired, they
must be paid standard rates for ruffians. A bugman dredger’s
bug-hole otherwise follows the rules for hideouts detailed in the
Hideouts & Hijinks section of the ACKS Campaigns chapter.
As bugmen, dredgers begin play knowing their native language
as well as the common tongue of the human society around
them (plus any bonus languages provided by a high INT). They
can speak human languages readily, though with a heavy accent
interrupted by many clicks and buzzing sounds. The reverse is
not true; humans find it difficult to speak the bugman language,
with its many mouth-part clicks, and suffer a -2 penalty to
Reaction rolls with bugmen when trying to speak to them in
their own tongue rather than a human tongue.
The race’s heavy chitinous carapace provides a +1 bonus to AC,
but prevents them from wearing any significant armor heavier
than Leather. Their long and extra-sensitive antennae grant
them blindsight to a range of 60’. This blindsight functions like
infravision, except it is not affected by light sources, magical
darkness, or other visual phenomena but rendered useless in
high wind. These same antennae provide bugmen with keen
insect senses granting a +1 bonus to avoid surprise and a +4
bonus on any proficiency throws to hear noises and detect secret
doors. With a proficiency throw of 18+, a bugman can notice
secret doors with just casual inspection.
Due to their mercantile network, bugmen who buy and sell
equipment, hire retainer, and engage in mercantile ventures in
a market they have previously visited, treat the market as if it
were one market class larger than its actual size. (Class I markets
remain Class I markets).
Like the cockroaches they resemble, bugmen are hard to kill.
When a bugman is required to consult the Mortal Wounds
table, the player may roll twice, and choose the preferred result
to apply. The character also subtracts his class level from the
number of days of bed rest required to recover.
Finally, the sturdy bugmen possess the survivability of
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Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1-2 13+ 13+ 16+ 14+ 15+ 10+
3-4 12+ 12+ 15+ 13+ 14+ 9+
5-6 11+ 11+ 14+ 12+ 13+ 8+
7-8 10+ 10+ 13+ 11+ 12+ 7+
9-10 9+ 9+ 12+ 10+ 11+ 6+
11-12 8+ 8+ 11+ 9+ 10+ 5+
13 7+ 7+ 10+ 8+ 9+ 4+

including magical diseases such as those caused by spells, BUGMAN PRAETOR

mummies, or lycanthropes, as well as to all forms of poison,
including magical poisons.
However, bugmen are alien beings and thus suffer a -2 penalty
to the reactions, loyalty, and morale of men, lizardmen, and
geckomen. Conversely, they get a +2 bonus to the reactions,
loyalty, and morale of their own kind.
Bugman Dredger Proficiency List: Alertness, Alien Intuition,
Alien Lore, Ambushing, Arcane Dabbling, Bargaining,
Climbing, Combat Reflexes, Combat Trickery (disarm,
incapacitate), Command, Gambling, Intimidation, Language,
Lip Reading, Magical Engineering, Mountaineering, Navigation,
Passing Without Trace, Precise Shooting, Profession, Riding,
Running, Seafaring, Signaling, Skirmishing, Swashbuckling,
Technological Dabbling, Weapon Finesse.
Template: Impudent Insect
Proficiencies: Bargaining, Gambling
Starting Chitin backpack, brown leather armor, short
Equipment: sword fashioned from giant insect chitin,
shortbow with 20 arrows in a quiver, blanket
from fungal fibers, thieves’ tools, 1 week’s iron
rations, waterskin, cheap jewelry worth 5gp, 50’
rope, grappling hook, 15gp in a small purse
Impudent Insect template: This pre-generated template
represents a typical bugman dredger merchant-thief of shady
reputation, involved in somewhat honest trade and far less
honest gambling. The template is ready for adventure. However,
if your bugman dredger’s INT is 13 or greater, you may pick
one or more additional general proficiencies before play (see
Starting Proficiencies in ACKS Chapter 4).
Prime Requisites: DEX
Requirements: DEX, CON 10.
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 10
Ordinary bugmen prefer to rely on subterfuge and sorcery,
rather than violence, to overcome obstacles and foes. From
the sneaky drudger to the cunning ovate, they carve out their
place in the world by their wits and cockroach-like resilience.
However, some nests face threats greater than what stealth or
magic alone can overcome. In such dire cases, the nest mother
will lay different eggs: Instead of hatching dredgers and ovates,
these eggs give birth to praetors – murderous, lightning-fast
protectors of their nests and nest mothers. A bugman praetor
is a born killer. It matures quickly and develops uncanny speed
and reflexes beyond those of the ordinary man or bugman. It is
fast enough to avoid most blows in combat. and then close in
on its prey for the kill. Its instincts, however, are the greatest of
its weapons – those of a monster, unerring in its accuracy and
brutal in its outlook.
Bugman praetors are murderers from birth. At first level,
praetors hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of
10+. Like monsters, they advance in attack throws by one point
every one level of experience. They advance in saving throws as
fighters, by two points every three levels of experience. Bugman
praetors increase their base damage roll from missile and melee
attacks by +1 at 1st level and by an additional +1 at 3rd, 6th,
9th, and 12th level, and may perform one cleave attack per level.
They may wear any armor, wield any weapon, fight in any style,
and use any magical or technological item useable by fighters
or thieves.

Bugman Praetor Level Progression

Hide in Damage
Experience Title Level Hit Dice Move Silently Shadows Backstab Bonus
0 Killer Nymph 1 1d6 17+ 19+ x2 +1
3,250 Blade Bug 2 2d6 16+ 18+ x2 +1
6,500 Bane Bug 3 3d6 15+ 17+ x2 +2
13,000 Murderer Bug 4 4d6 14+ 16+ x2 +2
26,000 Insectile Death 5 5d6 13+ 15+ x3 +2
52,000 Avenger 6 6d6 12+ 14+ x3 +3
105,000 Lethal Arthropod 7 7d6 10+ 12+ x3 +3
210,000 Praetor 8 8d6 8+ 10+ x3 +3
390,000 Master Praetor 9 9d6 6+ 8+ x4 +4
570,000 Grand Praetor 10 9d6+1* 4+ 6+ x4 +4
* Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored
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Praetor Fighting Styles

Style
1 small weapon & 2 shields
1 small weapon & 3 shields
2 small weapons & 1 shield
2 small weapons & 2 shields
3 small weapons
3 small weapons & shield
4 small weapons
1 medium/large weapon & 1 shield
1 medium/large weapon & 2 shields
1 md/lg. weapon, 1 small weapon, 1 shield
Base Bonus Fighting Style Proficiency
+2 to armor class (from 2 shields) Additional +1 to armor class
+3 to armor class (from 3 shields) Additional +1 to armor class
+1 to attack throws, +1 to armor class (from shield) Additional +1 to armor class
+1 to attack throws, +2 to armor class (from 2 shields) Additional +1 to armor class
+2 to attack throws Additional +1 to attack throws
+2 to attack throws, +1 to armor class (from shield) Additional +1 to attack throws
+2 to attack throws, +1 to damage Additional +1 to attack throws
+1 to armor class (from shield), deal 1d8/1d10 Additional +1 to armor class
+2 to armor class (from 2 shields), deal 1d8/1d10 Additional +1 to damage rolls
+1 to attack throws, +1 to armor class, deal 1d8/1d10 Additional +1 to damage rolls

Races/Classes
2 medium/large weapons +1 to attack throws, +1 to damage rolls, deal 1d8/1d10 Additional +1 to damage rolls

Bugman praetors are nocturnal creatures that rely on extra-
sensitive antennae for blindsight to a range of 60’. This
blindsight functions like infravision, except it is not affected by
light sources, magical darkness, or other visual phenomena but
rendered useless in high wind. These same antennae provide
bugmen with keen insect senses granting a +1 bonus to avoid
surprise and a +4 bonus on any proficiency throws to hear
noises and detect secret doors. With a proficiency throw of 18+,
a bugman can notice secret doors with just casual inspection.
Like other bugmen, praetors are hard to kill. When a bugman is
required to consult the Mortal Wounds table, the player may roll
twice, and choose the preferred result to apply. The character
also subtracts his class level from the number of days of bed
rest required to recover. Finally, the sturdy praetors possess the
survivability of cockroaches, and thus are immune to all forms
of disease, including magical diseases such as those caused by
spells, mummies, or lycanthropes, as well as to all forms of
poison, including magical poisons.
Because of their lightning reflexes, a bugman praetor can
instinctively dodge blows in combat with inhuman speed,
provided it is not encumbered. A praetor in leather armor or
less has an unarmed AC 2 at 1st level. At 7th level, its unarmed
AC increases to 4, and at 10th level it increases to 5. The bugman
praetor may jump up to 20’ in a round in lieu of moving. It
may jump in any direction including straight up, and can leap
over obstacles or combatants up to 20’ high between it and its
landing point.
Though only as tall as an ordinary bugman, the praetor is far
more fearsomely built. It has two walking legs and four arms,
fit for manipulating objects and wielding weapons, and can
fight with all four at once! A praetor may wield as many as
four small one-handed weapons (such as hand axes and short
swords), one per hand; three small-one handed weapons and
possibly one shield; two small-one handed weapons and one or
two shields; one two-handed medium or large weapon in one
pair of hands and a shield or weapon in a third hand, or a pair of
weapons or shields in the other hands; or a pair of two-handed
medium or large weapons. The new fighting styles available to a
praetor, and the benefits gained from Fighting Style proficiency,
are shown on the accompanying table. A praetor can also of the
ordinary fighting styles available to human fighters, as well (e.g.
two weapon fighting). Note that the praetor only has one attack
in its attack routine, regardless of how many weapons it carries.
EXAMPLE: Khyroz is a 1st level bugman praetor with an
attack throw of 10+. His instinctive dodge grants him
unarmored AC 2 and his class grants him +1 to damage
rolls. If Khyroz arms himself a single short sword, he will
attack at 10+ for 1d6+1 points of damage, but with four
short swords, he will attack at 8+ for 1d6+2 points of
damage. If he arms himself with a two-handed sword, he
will attack at 10+ for 1d10+1 points of damage, but with a
pair of two-handed swords, he will attack at 9+ for 1d10+2
points of damage. If he selects Fighting Style (4 small
weapons), he will attack at 7+ for 1d6+2 points of damage
when properly equipped. If he selects Fighting Style (2 two-
handed weapons), he will attack at 9+ for 1d10+3 points of
damage when so armed.
However he has armed himself, a bugman praetor always prefer
to strike from the shadows. A praetor may move silently, move
silently, and backstab as a thief of his level.

Bugman Praetor Saving Throws Bugman Praetor Attack Throws

Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Level Attack Throw
1 15+ 14+ 16+ 16+ 17+ 1 10+
2-3 14+ 13+ 15+ 15+ 16+ 2 9+
4 13+ 12+ 14+ 14+ 15+ 3 8+
5-6 12+ 11+ 13+ 13+ 14+ 4 7+
7 11+ 10+ 12+ 12+ 13+ 5 6+
8-9 10+ 9+ 11+ 11+ 12+ 6 5+
10 9+ 8+ 10+ 10+ 11+ 7 4+
8 3+
9-10 2+
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begin to enter killing sprees at will. While on a killing spree,
the character gains a +2 bonus to damage rolls and becomes
immune to fear. However, the character cannot retreat from
combat. Once it has begun, a killing spree cannot be ended until
combat ends.
Bugman praetors evolved to defend nests. They cannot breed
with ovates, existing instead only to protect and serve the nest-
mother. At 9th level (Master Praetor), a praetor can serve as the
military commander of a nest-mother’s nest, granting a +1 bonus
to the nest-mother’s domain morale by his presence. Conversely,
a praetor who establishes an independent stronghold is viewed
suspiciously by both dredgers and ovates, and will not attract
any followers or peasants by constructing a stronghold.
Bugman Praetor Proficiency List: Acrobatics, Alchemy,
Alertness, Alien Intuition, Alien Lore, Blind Fighting, Cat
Burglary, Climbing, Combat Reflexes, Combat Trickery
(disarm, knock down, incapacitate, overrun, trip, sunder),
Eavesdropping, Fighting Style, Gambling, Intimidation,
Language, Lip Reading, Mimicry, Navigation, Passing Without
Trace, Precise Shooting, Running, Skirmishing, Skulking,
Sniping, Technological Dabbling, Weapon Finesse, Weapon
Focus.
Template: Assassin Bug
Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Tracking
Starting Equipment: Chitin backpack, 4 short swords fashioned
from giant insect chitin, shortbow with 20
arrows in a quiver, blanket from fungal
fibers, 1 week’s iron rations, waterskin, 50’
rope, grappling hook, 15gp in a small purse
Assassin Bug Template: This pre-generated template
represents a bugman praetor trained in assassination and fast
movement. The template is ready for adventure. However, if
your bugman praetor’s INT is 13 or greater, you may pick one or
more additional general proficiencies before play (see Starting
Proficiencies in ACKS Chapter 4).
CULTIST
Prime Requisites: WIS
Requirements: WIS 9, must be Chaotic
Hit Dice: 1d4
Maximum Level: 14
The gods of Chaos are many, and their followers many more.
The dark powers promise much, but in exchange they demand
devotion, sacrifice (especially human sacrifice), and missions
that spread their foul influence around the known world and
beyond. The men and women who serve these monstrous
gods are cultists, not clerics. It does not suit the way of Chaos
to fight fairly and openly like a proper cleric of a Lawful god;
instead, the cultists seep through the cracks of society, hide their
mystery-worship behind veils of secrecy, and plot ever towards
establishing the reign of their deities over Kanahu.
In campaigns set in Kanahu, this class covers the devotees of
all Chaotic gods, save for Pazuzu (known in Sakkara as Apep),
the evil god of Undead and Sorcery, whose worshippers use
the necromancer class rather than the cultist one. Outside
of Kanaha, cultists can be easily introduced into almost any
fantasy or sword & sorcery campaign. Wherever a dread god
of Chaos has influence, cultists will congregate to worship it.
The various Chthonic gods of the Auran Empire, the default
setting of ACKS, might well have cultists in their service, with
e.g. Nasga replacing Lotan and Lammala replacing Rahab. The
Judge should feel free to rename the Kanahu gods as befits his
campaign; their portfolios, from fish to the dead to serpents,
work well with most Chaotic pantheons.
Cultists know how to fight for the glory of their demonic gods,
although they are not as skilled as fighters. At first level, cultists
hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of 10+. They
advance in attack throws and saving throws by two points every
four levels of experience (i.e. the same as thieves). They may use
any missile weapons and any one-handed melee weapons. They
are not trained to use shields, fight two-handed, or dual wield
weapons. Cultists prefer to remain light-footed, lest the forces
of Law discover them, and thus cannot wear armor heavier
than leather. They may perform one cleave attack per 2 levels
of experience.

Cultist Level Progression Spell Progression

Experience Title Level Hit Dice Abilities 1 2 3 4 5
0 Dabbler 1 1d4 1 - - - -
1,500 Acolyte 2 2d4 Divine spellcasting 2 - - - -
3,000 Cultist 3 3d4 Concealed from undead 3 - - - -
6,000 Dark Curate 4 4d4 3 1 - - -
12,000 Dark Vicar 5 5d4 Righteous turning, magic research 3 3 - - -
(minor)
24,000 Dark Rector 6 6d4 3 3 1 1 -
48,000 Dark Prelate 7 7d4 Detect undead 4 3 3 1 1
96,000 Dark Bishop 8 8d4 4 4 3 3 1
196,000 Cult Leader 9 9d4 Temple, magic research 4 4 4 3 3
296,000 Cult Leader, 10th Level 10 9d4+1* 5 5 4 4 3
396,000 Cult Leader, 11th Level 11 9d4+2* Magic research (advanced) 5 5 5 4 4
496,000 Cult Leader, 12th Level 12 9d4+3* 7 7 5 5 4
596,000 Cult Leader, 13th Level 13 9d4+4* 7 7 7 5 4
696,000 Cult Master 14 9d4+5* 8 7 7 7 5
*Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored
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Divine Spell List (Cultist)

First Level Divine Spells Second Level Divine Spells Third Level Divine Spells
1 Cause Fear 1 Augury 1 Call Lightning
2 Command Word 2 Bane 2 Charm Person
3 Cure Light Wounds* 3 Charm Animal 3 Continual Light*
4 Detect Evil* 4 Enthrall 4 Glyph of Warding
5 Detect Magic 5 Hold Person 5 Levitate
6 Light* 6 Resist Fire 6 Prayer
7 Protection from Good* 7 Shimmer 7 Remove Curse*
8 Resist Cold 8 Silence 15' radius 8 Speak with Dead
9 Sanctuary 9 Snake Charm 9 Summon Deep Ones
10 Trance 10 Summon Shoggoth 10 Water Breathing

Races/Classes
Fourth Level Divine Spells Fifth Level Divine Spells
1 Cure Serious Wounds* 1 Call Leviathan
2 Dispel Magic 2 Charm Monster
3 Divination 3 Command Person
4 Fate 4 Contact Other Plane
5 Neutralize Poison* 5 Fear
6 Nondetection 6 Flame Strike
7 Protection from Good, sustained* 7 Insect Plague
8 Sticks to Snakes 8 Quest*
9 Vigor 9 Strength of Mind*
10 Tongues 10 True Seeing
* Denotes a reversible spell. Italics denotes a spell from the Player's Companion. Bold denotes new spell from this book.

Cultists cast divine spells using the spell list below, and may Cultist of Atlach-Nacha, the Chaotic god of spiders, tend to
engage in magical research and item creation as clerics. Their be thin, spindly, and particularly long-limbed, but highly
chaotic masters imbue them with great raw power in return for nimble. A cultist of Atlach-Nacha may activate spider climb,
their devotion, allowing them to cast more spells per day than as per the spell, once per hour. He may also ambush his foes,
a Lawful or Neutral cleric (or a necromancer for that matter), as a spider does from its web: when attacking with surprise, the
as noted on their spell progression table. They may use any character gets a +4 bonus on attack throws and deals double
magical items usable by clerics. damage on the attack. Finally, nimble as spiders, the cultist is
capable of acrobatics: In lieu of moving during a round, the
However, cultists do not turn or control undead; their gods
character may attempt a proficiency throw of 20+ to tumble
grant them different powers instead. Each god of chaos grants
behind an opponent in melee. The proficiency throw required
his or her followers with unique powers. This is summarized in
for the tumble is reduced by 1 per level of experience the
the Gods of Chaos table, and elaborated below:
character possesses. If successful, the character is now behind
Gods of Chaos his opponent. The opponent loses the benefit of his shield, if any,
Sakkaran
and the character can backstab his opponent if he possesses that
God Name Sphere Special Powers ability. Otherwise, the character simply gains +2 to his attack
Atlach-Nacha Khepera Spiders Spider Climb, throw. The character also gains a +2 bonus to saving throws
Ambush, Acrobatics where agility would help avoid the situation, such as tilting
Bokrug Sobek Lizards Scaly Hide, Fangs floors and pit traps. Cultists of this god
&Amphibians and Claws
Cultists of Bokrug, the Chaotic lizard-god, develop a reptilian
Moloch (male) Sekhmet Fire and Mercantile Network,
appearance, with forked tongues and slit pupils. Their skin turns
(female) Wealth Expert Bargainer,
Bribery into scaly hide, giving them a natural AC 1, and they also learn
Rahab Set Oceans and Swimming to use their fangs and claws as formidable natural weapons.
Rains In lieu of attacking with a normal weapon, the character can
Qetesh (female) Hathor Fertility and Speak with Animals, initiate an attack routine consisting of two claw attacks and
(female) Nature Bestial Fury one bite attack. The claws deal 1d3-1 damage each, while the
Lotan (male) Amunet Serpents, Wholeness of Body, bite deals 1d8 damage. Both the claw and bite damage will be
(female) Seduction Glam. Aura, Mastery modified by the character’s STR adjustment and damage bonus.
of Charms & Illusions When the character reaches 5th level, these natural weapons
Nabu Thoth Knowledge & Arcane Dabbling, become capable of harming creatures only harmed by magical
Secrets Loremastery, Horrible
Truths
weapons. Cultists cannot use their fangs and claws while
wielding weapons. Unlike the cultists of other foul Chaotic gods,
the cultists of Bokrug cannot hide amongst the population, but

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Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath
1-2 13+ 10+ 16+
3-4 12+ 9+ 15+
5-6 11+ 8+ 14+
7-8 10+ 7+ 13+
9-10 9+ 6+ 12+
11-12 8+ 5+ 11+
13-14 7+ 4+ 10+
rather lair in the swamps and jungles of the wilderness, where
they sacrifice the innocent to their dread lizard-god.
Cultists of Moloch, Chaotic god of wealth and fire, gain great
mercantile potential and a glib tongue from their god. First, the
cultist quickly develops a vast mercantile network. Whenever
the character buys and sells equipment, hires retainers, and
engages in mercantile ventures in a market they have previously
visited, he treats the market as if it were one market class larger
than its actual size. (Class I markets remain Class I markets.)
Second, the cultist becomes an expert bargainer, blessed by his
god so that any items the character purchases cost 10% less than
the listed price, and any items he sells go for 10% more than the
listed price. Finally, the character is highly talented in the field
of bribery. Offering a bribe permits an additional reaction roll
during encounters, with the throw modified by the size of the
bribe. As a general rule, a bribe equal to one day’s pay for the
target provides a +1 bonus, a week’s pay provides a +2 bonus,
and a month’s pay provides a +3 bonus. Only one bribe can be
attempted per target in any given situation. These cultists tend
to be obese and gluttonous, as their greed affects their bodies.
Cultists of Rahab, the Chaotic god of oceans and rains, usually
have some subtle fish-like characteristics, such as a flaky, scaly
skin and wide eyes with an empty expression, partly resembling
deep one hybrids (see p. 69). Like a deep one hybrid, a cultist of
Rahab gains a swimming movement rate of 120’ and can hold
his breath for 1 turn (10 minutes).
Cultists of Qetesh, the chaotic goddess of fertility and nature,
are in tune with nature, especially its beastly side. A cultist of
Qetesh may speak with animals, as per the spell, at will. A
cultist may also enter a bestial fury when in combat. While
furious, the character gains a +2 bonus to damage rolls and
becomes immune to fear. However, the character cannot retreat
from combat. Once it has begun, a bestial fury cannot be ended
until combat ends. These cultists usually have a wild look upon
them, with abundant and shaggy hair, wide-open wild eyes, and
slightly sharp fangs.
Cultists of Lotan, the Chaotic god of serpents and seduction,
tend to have subtle serpentine characteristics, such as sharp
teeth and a sibilant, hissing voice. They are highly skilled in
seducing and manipulating others and notorious for poisoning
their enemies. A cultist of Lotan enjoys a natural immunity
to venom, rendering him immune to all poisons, including
magical ones. Second, the cultist possess a glamorous aura that
awes, bedazzles, and seduces those in his presence. He gains a
+2 bonus to reaction rolls to impress and intimidate people he
encounters. If this bonus results in a total of 12 or more, the
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13+ 15+ 10+
12+ 14+ 9+
11+ 13+ 8+
10+ 12+ 7+
9+ 11+ 6+
8+ 10+ 5+
7+ 9+ 4+
subjects act as if charmed while in his presence. Third, such
cultists have a mastery of charms and illusions, so that when
the character casts charm spells (such as charm person) or
illusion spells (such as phantasmal force), the spell effects are
calculated as if he were two class levels higher than his actual
level of experience. Targets of his charm spells suffer a -2 penalty
to their saving throw, as do those who attempt to disbelieve his
illusions.
Finally, cultists of Nabu, the Chaotic god of knowledge and
secrets, know much about the arcane and the occult, guided in
their studies by their demonic lord. First, knowing forbidden
secrets of dark sorcery, they are capable of arcane dabbling -
the cultist, despite being a divine spellcaster, may attempt to use
wands, staffs, and other magic Items only useable by mages. At
1st level, the character must make a proficiency throw of 18+
on 1d20 or the attempt backfires in some desultory way (Judge’s
discretion). The proficiency throw required reduces by 2 per
level, to a minimum of 3+. Second, a cultist of Nabu possesses
loremastery, and may decipher occult runes, remember ancient
history, identify historic artifacts, and perform similar tasks. At
1st level, the character must make a proficiency throw of 18+ on
1d20 to succeed in these tasks. The proficiency throw required
reduces by 1 per level. Last but not least, a cultist of Nabu know
many horrible truths about Chaotic beings, including their true
names and their innermost nature; the worshipper gains a +2
bonus to reaction rolls when encountering intelligent Chaotic
monsters, and intelligent Chaotic monsters suffer a -2 penalty
to saving throws against any charm spells cast by the character.
Cultists of Nabu are archetypically short in stature, pale, fidgety,
and constantly spying and eavesdropping on other people.
When a cultist reaches 5th level (Dark Vicar), he may begin to
research spells, scribe scrolls, and brew potions.
At 9th level (Cult Leader), he is able to create more powerful
magic items such as weapons, rings, and staffs. At this level,
the cultist may also establish or build a fane of Chaos (temple).
A cultist who founds a fane of Chaos will be joined by 1d2x10
1st level cultists and 1d6x30 normal men who wish to join the
cult. Every year 80% of the previous year’s trainees will go mad,
commit suicide or run away in terror, and 1d6x20 normal men
will come in to replace them. A normal man in training typically
takes 2 years to become a 1st level cultist. Within six months of
its establishment, a fane automatically becomes a shadowed
sinkhole of evil. It will remain so indefinitely, even if the cultist
leaves or dies, unless cleansed.
At 11th level, a Cultist may learn and cast ritual divine spells
of great power (6th and 7th level), and craft magical constructs
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Deep One Hybrid Level Progression Spell Progression

Damage
Experience Title Level Hit Dice Bonus 1 2 3 4 5
0 Crossbreed 1 1d8 +1 - - - - -
2,800 Acolyte of the Deep 2 2d8 +1 1 - - - -
5,600 Priest of the Deep 3 3d8 +2 2 - - - -
11,200 Curate of the Deep 4 4d8 +2 2 1 - - -
22,400 Vicar of the Deep 5 5d8 +2 2 2 - - -
44,800 Rector of the Deep 6 6d8 +3 2 2 1 1 -
90,000 Prelate of the Deep 7 7d8 +3 2 2 2 1 1
180,000 Bishop of the Deep 8 8d8 +3 3 3 2 2 1
345,000 Patriarch of the Deep 9 9d8 +4 3 3 3 2 2

Races/Classes
510,000 Patriarch of the Deep, 10th level 10 9d8+2* +4 4 4 3 3 2
675,000 Overlord of the Deep 11 9d8+4* +4 4 4 4 3 3
*Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored

such as golems and animated statues. He will also be able to
create necromantic servants and even become undead himself.
These activities are explained in the Campaign chapter of the
ACKS core book.
Cultist Proficiency List: Alchemy, Alien Intuition, Alien
Lore, Apostasy, Arcane Dabbling, Battle Magic, Black Lore of
Sakkara, Contemplation, Diplomacy, Divine Blessing, Divine
Health, Familiar, Illusion Resistance, Knowledge, Loremastery,
Magical Engineering, Magical Music, Mystic Aura, Naturalism,
Performance, Prestidigitation, Prophecy, Quiet Magic,
Seduction, Sensing Good, Sensing Power, Theology, Unflappable
Casting.
held all the dark shades of expression which their staring faces
lacked ... They were the blasphemous fish-frogs of the nameless
design - living and horrible.” - H.P. Lovecraft, “The Shadow Over
Insmouth”
The deep ones are a race of aquatic monstrosities, part fish,
part frog, and part man, who have inhabited the oceans around
Kanahu for aeons. They battled the serpentmen for dominance;
vied for control with the mysterious Visitors; and were the
targets of numerous holy wars by the lizardmen followers of
Lawful Ixchala. And yet, they remain, dwelling under the waves
in their magnificent, if terrible, reef cities, where they pay tribute
to their father-god, Dagon, as well as to their over-god, Rahab.

Template: Scheming Chaos Worshipper Deep ones are inspired by the writing of H.P. Lovecraft, and may
Proficiencies: Black Lore of Sakkara, Seduction be easily used in any setting whatsoever with a Lovecraftian bent,
Starting Equipment: Black leather backpack, dark cassock, black well beyond Kanahu. Even outside the realm of Lovecraftian
leather armor, curved dagger, crossbow with horror fiction, they may represent devils of the sea, or fishmen, or
20 bolts, woven blanket, 10 black wax
candles, unholy symbol, 1 week’s iron ration,
50’ rope, tinder box, wine skin, 46cp

Scheming Chaos Worshipper template: This pre-generated

template represents a malevolent cultist of a Chaotic god, using
dark magic and seductive tricks to further his foul cause. The
template is ready for adventure. However, if your cultist’s INT
is 13 or greater, you may pick one or more additional general
proficiencies before play if you’d like (see Starting Proficiencies
in ACKS Chapter 4).

DEEP ONE HYBRID

Prime Requisites: STR, WIS
Requirements: STR, CON 12
Hit Dice: 1d8
Maximum Level: 11
”I think their predominant colour was a greyish-green, though
they had white bellies. They were mostly shiny and slippery, but
the ridges of their backs were scaly. Their forms vaguely suggested
the anthropoid, while their heads were the heads of fish, with
prodigious bulging eyes that never closed. At the sides of their
necks were palpitating gills, and their long paws were webbed.
They hopped irregularly, sometimes on two legs and sometimes on
four. I was somehow glad that they had no more than four limbs.
Their croaking, baying voices, clearly used for articulate speech,
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 Deep One Hybrid Attacks & Saving Throws
Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath
1 15+ 14+ 16+
2-3 14+ 13+ 15+
4 13+ 12+ 14+
5-6 12+ 11+ 13+
7 11+ 10+ 12+
8-9 10+ 9+ 11+
10 9+ 8+ 10+
11 8+ 7+ 9+
even demons of a watery underworld, who come to colonize the
shores and corrupt the bodies and souls of men. Corruption is
a major theme here, but it befits the denizens of hell as much as
the creatures of gothic or cosmic horror.
The deep ones are not content with living underwater, however.
They seek to infiltrate coastal communities, intermixing with
the local human population and tainting the blood of men.
Indeed, in Kanahu, the old deposed nobility of Harat, mostly
chased from their mansions and seaside castles by Hardun’s
Army of the Free, are hybrids of men and deep ones. This class
represents these hybrid bloodlines, who continually devolve
from humanity into aquatic monstrosities.
As half-monstrous beings of great savagery and brute strength,
deep one hybrids are highly skilled combatants. At first level,
deep one hybrids hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack
throw of 10+. Like fighters, they advance in attack throws and
saving throws by two points every three levels of experience.
Deep one hybrids increase their base damage roll from missile
and melee attacks by +1 at 1st level and by an additional +1 at
3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th level and may perform one cleave attack
per level. They may wear any armor, wield any weapon, fight in
any style, and use any magical or technological item useable by
fighters or clerics.
Deep one hybrids are intimately connected to the forces of
Chaos. They may cast divine spells from their spell list, and
engage in magical research and item creation, as clerics of their
level. However, they may not turn undead; instead, they gain a
dark blessing from their Chaotic deities: the ability to enter a
fighting fury. While infuriated, a deep one hybrid gains a +2
bonus to attack throws and becomes immune to fear. However,
the character has a -2 penalty to AC and cannot retreat from
combat. Once it has begun, the rage cannot be ended until
combat ends.
Blessed by the fish god Dagon, deep one hybrids can swim like
fish in water with a swimming movement rate of 120’ per turn.
A deep one hybrid can hold his breath for 1 turn (10 minutes).
Furthermore, they possess tainted blood. Starting in early
adulthood, deep one hybrids begin to reveal a somewhat
deformed visage, becoming increasingly fish-like with age. Even
to those who do not know what these tell-tale signs mean, the
character will look ugly and unworldly, granting him or her a -2
penalty to reaction rolls. However, sentient Chaotic monsters
will recognize the character’s true nature and react favorably
towards him or her, granting a +2 bonus to reaction rolls.
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Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
16+ 17+ 10+
15+ 16+ 9+
14+ 15+ 8+
13+ 14+ 7+
12+ 13+ 6+
11+ 12+ 5+
10+ 11+ 4+
9+ 10+ 3+
Deep one hybrids also have the baleful transformation ability:
If and when they complete their transformation into full deep
ones, the hybrid retains his class abilities and may continue
to level and grow in HD and in power. The character can
then continue play as a deep one. The baleful transformation,
however, requires an unholy ritual of sacrifice to the Chaotic
gods Dagon and Rahab, which costs money and effort (see
Transformation into a Deep One, below).
Finally, deep one hybrids enjoy significant longevity, and, apart
from their progressive deformation, are ageless, and enjoy
a lifespan three times longer than that of normal human. If
they do not undergo a baleful transformation into a full deep
one during life, a hybrid will transform into a full deep one
automatically in lieu of dying of old age. However, in this case
the character transforms into a deep one monster (NPC) of 2+1
HD with no class features. By virtue of their Chaotic bloodlines,
deep one hybrids are immune to ghoul paralysis.
When a deep one hybrid reaches 5th level (Deep Vicar), he
may begin to research spells, scribe scrolls, and brew potions.
At 9th level (Patriarch of the Deep), he is able to create more
powerful magic items such as weapons, rings, and staffs.
At 9th level, a deep one hybrid with sufficient wealth can build a
manor by the sea (or any other large body of water) and become
the leader of a corrupted coastal community. When he does
so, up to 1d4+1x10 0th level deep one hybrids and 1d6 deep
one hybrids of 1st-3rd level will come to bask in his Chaotic
influence. If retained, they must be paid standard rates for
mercenaries, as these treacherous Chaotic beings would like to
profit from the depravity they participate in. Through force of
arms, sheer terror, and Chaotic magic, the deep one hybrid may
ultimately control a domain, several domains, or even entire
realms. A deep one hybrid’s manor otherwise functions as a
fighter’s castle, per the ACKS Campaigns rules.
At 11th level, a deep one hybrid may learn and cast ritual
divine spells of great power (6th and 7th level), craft magical
constructs such as golems and animated statues, and perform
the rituals that transform hybrids into deep ones.
Deep One Hybrid Proficiency List: Alien Intuition, Alien Lore,
Apostasy, Battle Magic, Beserkergang, Bribery, Combat Trickery
(force back, overrun, sunder), Command, Contemplation,
Diplomacy, Disguise, Divine Blessing, Divine Health,
Endurance, Eavesdropping, Fighting Style, Intimidation, Laying
on Hands, Loremastery, Magical Engineering, Prestidigitation,
Prophecy, Quiet Magic, Sensing Evil, Sensing Power, Theology,
Unflappable Casting, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus.
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Divine Spell List (Deep One Hybrid)

First Level Divine Spells Second Level Divine Spells Third Level Divine Spells
1 Cause Fear 1 Augury 1 Call Lightning
2 Command Word 2 Bane 2 Charm Person
3 Cure Light Wounds* 3 Charm Animal 3 Continual Light*
4 Detect Evil* 4 Enthrall 4 Detect Curse*
5 Detect Magic 5 Hold Person 5 Glyph of Warding
6 Light* 6 Resist Fire 6 Prayer
7 Protection from Good* 7 Shimmer 7 Remove Curse*
8 Resist Cold 8 Silence 15' radius 8 Speak with Dead
9 Sanctuary 9 Snake Charm 9 Summon Deep Ones**
10 Trance 10 Spiritual Weapon 10 Water Breathing

Races/Classes
Fourth Level Divine Spells Fifth Level Divine Spells
1 Create Water 1 Charm Monster
2 Cure Serious Wounds* 2 Command Person
3 Dispel Magic 3 Commune
4 Divination 4 Contact Other Plane
5 Fate 5 Fear
6 Infravision 6 Flame Strike
7 Neutralize Poison* 7 Insect Plague
8 Protection from Good, sustained* 8 Quest*
9 Vigor 9 Summon Weather
10 Tongues 10 True Seeing
* Denotes a reversible spell. **Denotes a new spell from this book. Italics denotes a spell from the Player’s Companion.

Template: Harati Noble
Proficiencies: Diplomacy, Leadership
Starting Equipment: Mariner’s backpack, sleek greenish scale
armor, helmet with fish head motif, ornate
long sword, shield with blacked-out noble
crest, armiger dress, woven blanket, 3 flasks
of regular oil, gilded lantern, unholy fish
symbol of Dagon, 1 week of iron rations, 50’
rope woven from algae, large sack, water
skin
Harati Noble template: This pre-generated template represents
one of the deposed nobles of the city-state of Harat, all tainted
by deep one blood, raised to nobility and court intrigue, and
equipped with the dark relics of his or her family. The template
is ready for adventure. However, if your deep one hybrid’s INT
is 13 or greater, you may pick one or more additional general
proficiencies before play (see Starting Proficiencies in ACKS
Chapter 4).
Transformation into a Deep One
Deep one hybrids who reach the maximum level of 11th level
may transform themselves, or other deep one hybrids, into full
deep ones through baleful rituals of sacrifice to the watery gods
Dagon and Rahab. The ‘full’ deep one has as many HD as the
character had class levels, may breathe both under and above
the water indefinitely, is immune to disease and to further aging,
can see in the dark (120’), and may attack with its claws for 1d4-
1 damage each, and retains all class abilities and spellcasting (if
any) the hybrid had in its prior form. As grotesque creatures
of Chaos, full deep ones suffer a -4 reaction penalty from all
Neutral or Lawful mortals, but enjoy a +4 reaction bonus from
all Chaotic beings.
It requires 5,000gp per character level to transform a hybrid
into a full deep one. The ritual takes one day per 1,000gp of
cost. The transformation requires a magic research throw. The
target value for this throw is increased by +1 for every level the
character has. Failure on the throw indicates that the character
is dead and cannot be raised except through a wish or a miracle.
To perform the ritual, a deep one hybrid must have access to
an altar to Dagon and/or Rahab of at least equal in value to the
cost of the ritual. For every 10,000gp of value that the altar is
worth above the minimum required for the transformation,
the deep one hybrid receives a +1 bonus on his magic research
throw. By using additional precious materials, the character
can gain a bonus on his magic research throw, as described on
ACKS p. 118. Transforming into a deep one also requires special
components for the ritual. These components are usually from
high level human sacrifices, with a total XP value equal to the
cost of the research. At least one creature sacrificed must be of
a level equal to that of the deep one hybrid being transformed.
The Judge will determine the specific components based on the
ritual involved and local availability. If a character doesn’t know
the components at the outset of the ritual, he learns them when
the ritual is 50% complete.
Even if the ritual is not performed, a deep one hybrid will
eventually still transform into a deep one at the end of its mortal
lifespan. However, if the ritual is not undertaken, the resulting
deep one is the ordinary 2+1 HD monster described in the
Monsters chapter of this book, with none of the class features
or special abilities of the class. Most 0th level deep one hybrids
transform naturally into 2+1 HD deep ones in this manner.

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Prime Requisites: STR, INT
Requirements: STR, INT, CON 9; CHA 12
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 10
The dragons of Kanahu are mighty and terrible beings, warm-
blooded reptiles of great power and intellect far above dinosaurs,
lizardmen, and geckomen. Not only are their bodies exemplars
of majestic strength, but their souls, especially those of ancient
wyrms, are remarkable. Strangely, when a dragon dies, its soul
does not always re-incarnate into a new dragon hatchling;
occasionally, such a soul is born in the body of a human baby.
For reasons unknown, however, such souls are never (at least
in known record, that is) born in the bodies of lizardman,
geckomen or even bugmen hatchlings. Lizardmen priestesses
claim that Ixchala watches over the re-incarnation of lizardkind
and prevents the souls of such beasts from being born in
lizardman bodies, though that does not explain the reason for
their absence in geckomen and bugmen.
The Dragon Incarnate class is very easy to use outside of the
default setting of Kanahu. In fact, any setting with dragons and
reincarnation can easily sport the Dragon Incarnate, maybe as
a king in the making, with the regal blood of dragons running
through his veins, or as a barbarian warrior infused with the
fierce soul of a wyrm.
Born with the soul of an ancient wyrm, the Dragon Incarnate
has the potential for greatness, be that for great good or great
evil - though whether or not he survives far enough to fulfill his
potential is another matter entirely. The strength of personality
and sorcerous powers brought forth by the dragon-soul make
such rare men and women into natural leaders. In some cases,
this has allowed one man to unite various barbarian tribes into a
horde, making him a temporary king with great military might.
Imbued with draconic might, Dragons Incarnate are highly
skilled combatants. At first level, Dragons Incarnate hit an
unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of 10+. Like fighters,
they advance in attack throws and saving throws by two points
every three levels of experience. Dragons Incarnate increase
their base damage roll from missile and melee attacks by +1 at
1st level and by an additional +1 at 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th level,
and may perform one cleave attack per level. They may wear any
armor, wield any weapon, fight in any style, and use any magical
or technological item useable by fighters or mages.
A dragon incarnate possesses the soul of a dragon. This
powerful spirit grants the character a forceful personality and
charismatic presence. A dragon incarnate may hire one more
henchman than his Charisma would otherwise permit, and
the base morale score of any henchmen is increased by 1.
Furthermore, the dragon incarnate’s voice carries the majesty
of a dragon, inspiring others to treat him with the respect due
to a wyrm. The character gains a +2 bonus to reaction rolls with
any creatures he speaks to. If this bonus results in a total of 12
or more, the subjects act as if charmed while in his presence.
Creatures with a WIS greater than the character’s CHA are
immune to this power (and the character will know they are
immune). That same powerful soul and majestiv voice empower
the dragon incarnate to inspire courage in his friends and allies.
With a few moments of oration before a battle (one round), the
dragon incarnate can grant his allies within a 50’ radius a +1
bonus to attack throws, damage rolls, morale rolls (for monsters
or NPCs allied with the dragon incarnate), and saving throws
against magical fear. The bonus lasts for 10 minutes (1 turn).
The dragon incarnate can inspire courage in any given character
once per day per class level. The character cannot inspire
courage on characters who are already engaged in combat
A dragon’s soul is loath to leave its body, so every dragon
incarnate is gifted with longevity. A dragon incarnate is ageless
and enjoys a lifespan three times longer than that of normal
men, and is immune to ghoul paralysis. A dragon’s soul also
confers its bearer dragon’s resilience in the face of death. When
the dragon incarnate is required to consult the Mortal Wounds
table, the player may roll twice and choose the preferred result
to apply. The character also subtracts his class level from the
number of days of bed rest required to recover. Finally, thanks
to the draconic strength of spirit, the character is immune to
all natural and magical fear effects. A dragon’s luck smiles upon
the dragon incarnate, giving him a +2 bonus to all saving throws
(already factored into the class tables).
From the 4th level (Dragon Plunderer) and on, dragons
incarnate learn and cast arcane spells as mages. The number
and levels of spells the dragon incarnate can use in a single day
is summarized on the Dragon Incarnate Spell Progression table.
Like a mage, the dragon incarnate’s spell selection is limited to
the spells in his repertoire. A dragon incarnate’s repertoire can
include a number of spells up to the number and level of spells
listed for his level, increased by his Intelligence bonus. He also
knows how to speak, read and write the language of dragons.

Dragon Incarnate Level Progression Spell Progression

Damage
Experience Title Level Hit Dice Bonus 1 2 3 4
0 Dragoon 1 1d6 +1 - - - -
3,700 Dragon Raider 2 2d6 +1 - - - -
7,400 Dragon Marauder 3 3d6 +2 - - - -
14,800 Dragon Plunderer 4 4d6 +2 1 - - -
29,600 Dragon Reaver 5 5d6 +2 2 - - -
60,000 Dragon Bloodletter 6 6d6 +3 2 1 - -
120,000 Dragon Menace 7 7d6 +3 2 2 - -
240,000 Dragon Scourge 8 8d6 +3 2 2 1 -
410,000 Dragon Lord 9 9d6 +4 2 2 2 -
580,000 Dragon Overlord 10 9d6+2* +4 3 2 2 1
*Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored
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Dragon Incarnate Attacks & Saving Throws
Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath
1 13+ 12+ 14+
2-3 12+ 11+ 13+
4 11+ 10+ 12+
5-6 10+ 9+ 11+
7 9+ 9+ 10+
8-9 8+ 7+
10 7+ 6+
At 5th level, the dragon incarnate’s greatness of soul begins to
constantly inspire those who follow him. Any henchmen and
mercenaries hired by the dragon incarnate gain a +1 bonus to
their morale score whenever he personally leads them. This
bonus stacks with any modifiers from the dragon incarnate’s
Charisma or proficiencies.
When a dragon incarnate reaches 8th level (Dragon Scourge),
he may begin to research spells, scribe magical scrolls, and brew
potions.
At 9th level (Dragon Lord), a Dragon Incarnate can also found or
capture a fortress and become a mighty leader of men. When he
does so, up to 1d4+1x10 0th level mercenaries and 1d6 Fighters
of 1st-3rd level will come to apply for jobs and training. If hired,
they must be paid standard rates for mercenaries. Dragons
Incarnate’s fortresses are otherwise identical to fighters’ castles,
as detailed in the Campaign chapter of the ACKS Rulebook.
Dragon Incarnate Proficiency List: Alien Intuition, Alien
Lore, Ambushing, Battle Magic, Berserkergang, Blind Fighting,
Climbing, Combat Reflexes, Combat Trickery (disarm, force
back, knock down, overrun, sunder, wrestling), Command,
Endurance, Familiar, Fighting Style, Manual of Arms, Martial
Training, Magical Engineering, Mountaineering, Mystic Aura,
Precise Shooting, Riding, Running, Seafaring, Skirmishing,
Survival, Swashbuckling, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus.
Template: Dragon Chieftain
Proficiencies: Berserkergang, Leadership
Starting Equipment: Leather backpack, iron rations (1 week),
50’ rope, dragon-shaped gilded bracelets
(worth 20gp), loincloth, heavy leather boots,
large sack, tinder box, torches (6), waterskin,
suit of second-hand bronze banded plate,
massive great axe with dragon motif, dagger,
longbow, quiver with 20 arrows, 10gp
Dragon Chieftain template: This pre-generated template
represents an upstart barbarian chieftain gifted with a dragon’s
soul, an awe-inspiring aura, and a hot temper. The template is
ready for adventure. However, if your dragon incarnate’s INT
is 13 or greater, you may pick one or more additional general
proficiencies before play (see Starting Proficiencies in ACKS
Chapter 4).
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13+ 14+ 9+
12+ 13+ 8+
11+ 12+ 7+
10+ 11+ 6+
9+ 9+ 10+ 5+
8+ 9+ 9+ 4+
GECKOMAN SPIRIT-TALKER
Prime Requisites: WIS
Races/Classes
Requirements: DEX 9; CON 9
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 12
The two main civilized races of the Barbarians of Kanahu setting
are men and lizardmen; both have built mighty civilizations and
impressive works of culture and craftsmanship. At the edges of
civilization, however, there are other sentient species, such as the
geckomen, who hail from the desert caves and cliffs of Queddar
and, in a different, more colorful variety, from the deep jungles
of Mala. Both are uncommon in the countryside of Kanahu,
but can be found in the city-states, though usually as a small
minority compared to the vast masses of men and lizardmen.
Outside of Kanahu, it is possible to use geckomen in other
setting. First and foremost, the crossbreeding rules in the ACKS
core rulebook allow for an easy way to introduce geckomen
into your setting as a cross-breed made by some mad sorcerer
between a man and a gecko. But worlds leaning more towards
sword & sorcery can also easily contain entire populations
of these variant lizardmen, especially in deserts as well as in
tropical jungles. Finally, there is the possibility of a god or idol of
lizards granting his followers the shape and gifts of a geckoman
as a weird, mixed blessing.
Geckomen look like upright, humanoid fan-fingered geckos,
thin and nimble, with large, lidless slit-pupiled eyes dominating
their faces. In Queddar, their scaly skin ranges in color from
light grey, through yellow-beige, to brown, all sometimes with
yellowish spots. In Mala, their skin tone ranges from greenish-
grey to black, with spots ranging from fire-red to pale yellow.
Unlike lizardmen, however, their scales are supple and soft,
and give them little protection beyond human skin. They
stand approximately 5’ tall, not including the tail (which is
approximately 2’ long), and weigh 120 lbs on average. Though
their bodies are particularly slim, their tails store body fat,
growing thick and heavy if the geckoman eats well. Geckomen
live as long as typical humans do. There are very little external
differences between males and females (unless the female is
gravid and thus visibly bloated with eggs), though a geckoman
will recognize the sex of a fellow geckoman or geckowoman at
a glance. (Humans who are unfamiliar with geckomen cannot
recognize geckoman gender; if familiar with them, they’ll
correctly recognize the gender on a proficiency throw of 11+).
Geckomen prefer to be active after dark, and wear very little
clothing in their natural habitat, though they often wear jewelry.
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 Geckoman Spirit-Talker Level Progression Spell Progression
Experience Title Level Hit Dice Abilities 1 2 3 4 5
0 Gecko Spiritualist 1 1d6 Commune with spirits, guardian - - - - -
spirit, spiritual ritual
1,950 Gecko Healer 2 2d6 Divine spellcasting 1 - - - -
3,900 Gecko Priest 3 3d6 2 - - - -
7,800 Medicine-Gecko 4 4d6 2 1 - - -
15,600 Gecko Totemist 5 5d6 Speak with animals, magic 2 2 - - -
research (minor)
31,200 Gecko Doctor 6 6d6 2 2 1 1 -
60,000 Gecko Spirit-Walker 7 7d6 2 2 2 1 1
120,000 Gecko Elder 8 8d6 3 3 2 2 1
245,000 Spirit-Talker 9 9d6 Spiritwalk, sacred cavern, magic 3 3 3 2 2
research
370,000 Spirit-Talker, 10th level 10 9d6+2* 4 4 3 3 2
495,000 Spirit-Talker, 11th level 11 9d6+4* Magic research (advanced) 4 4 4 3 3
620,000 Grandfather Gecko 12 9d6+6* 5 5 4 4 3
*Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored

Most geckomen live in the deserts of Queddar, where their tribes any sheer surface (such as glass) or walk on ceilings at ¼ speed
inhabit barren stone cliffs and deep caves in the rocky parts by succeeding on a proficiency throw to climb walls as a thief
of that wasteland. Several tribes also live in far, tropical Mala, of his level.
among the many trees. They are, first and foremost, hunters. A
Additionally, each geckoman has a detachable tail. A geckoman
geckoman is content to spend countless hours motionless on a
dealt a mortal wound may sacrifice his tail. Sacrificing the
cliff wall, hanging from it by his adhesive toe-pads, lurking for
tail grants a +20 bonus on the geckoman’s subsequent roll on
prey to come - dinosaur, giant insect, or otherwise. When the
the Mortal Wounds table. However, a tail is important to a
prey comes near enough, however, the geckoman acts quickly,
geckoman’s health, as well as balance, and as long as he is tail-
using lighting reflexes, spear, and bow to bring the animal down
less, he suffers a -2 penalty to his Dexterity and Constitution
and secure sustenance for him and his tribe for a few more days.
scores until the tail regrows. Regeneration of a geckoman’s tail
From this predatory nature arise the common psychological
takes 2d3 months.
characteristics of the geckomen: A seemingly endless patience
and a penchant for plotting elaborate plans, which may lay Finally, the geckoman is difficult to spot and has the ability to
unseen for years before closing on their subject like a well- seemingly disappear into rocky and rocky-desert surroundings
placed trap. with a proficiency throw of 3+ on 1d20. In dungeons, if the
geckoman is motionless and quiet in cover, he can escape
Spirit-talkers are the spiritual guides and leaders of the
detection with a proficiency throw of 14+ on 1d20.
geckomen, wise geckomen who act as liaisons between their
tribe and the spiritual world. They can hunt well, as this is However, geckomen are clearly inhuman, and, unlike lizardmen,
always required in the harsh and arid Queddar, but their real their culture and manners are rarely known to humans and are
specialty lies in spiritual (“divine”) magic, as well as their ability hard to fathom; they suffer a -2 penalty to the reactions, loyalty,
to traffick with the spirits around the tribe, win their favor, and and morale of humans and lizardmen. However, geckomen
enlist help for their people. Outside of their tribes, the spirit- get a +2 bonus to the reactions, loyalty, and morale of fellow
talkers sometimes employ their mystical powers and significant geckomen.
magical ability for their own benefit, or hire out as spiritual
advisors for others, even for non-geckomen. Geckoman Spirit-Talker Thief Abilities
Move Hide in Climb
All geckomen have several traits unique to their species, making Level Silently Shadows Walls Backstab
them into efficient ambush predators. First, they possess low- 1 17+ 19+ 6+ x2
light vision. Geckomen have eyes that are so sensitive to light 2 16+ 18+ 5+ x2
that they can see twice as far as normal in dim light. A geckoman
3 15+ 17+ 5+ x2
spirit-talker can read a scroll as long as even the tiniest candle
4 14+ 16+ 4+ x2
flame is next to him as a source of light. Geckomen can see
5 13+ 15+ 4+ x3
outdoors on a moonlit night as well as they can during the day.
6 12+ 14+ 4+ x3
However, geckomen suffer a penalty of -1 to attack throws when
7 10+ 12+ 3+ x3
in bright sunlight. Low-light vision is color vision.
8 8+ 10+ 3+ x3
Second, geckomen have lizard brains that react instinctively to 9 6+ 8+ 3+ x4
danger. A geckomen gains a +1 bonus to initiative and surprise 10 4+ 6+ 3+ x4
rolls. Third, geckoman have adhesive toe pads for climbing. A 11 2+ 4+ 2+ x4
geckomen may climb on most walls or other vertical surfaces at 12 2+ 3+ 2+ x4
½ speed without need for a proficiency throw. He may climb on
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Geckoman Spirit-Talker Attacks & Saving Throws

Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1-2 13+ 10+ 16+ 13+ 15+ 10+
3-4 12+ 9+ 15+ 12+ 14+ 9+
5-6 11+ 8+ 14+ 11+ 13+ 8+
7-8 10+ 7+ 13+ 10+ 12+ 7+
9-10 9+ 6+ 12+ 9+ 11+ 6+
11-12 8+ 5+ 11+ 8+ 10+ 5+

As members of a hunting culture, all spirit-talkers are capable to life or reincarnated. However, he may summon and bind a
combatants, though not as skilled as human fighters. At first new guardian spirit once he reaches a new experience level.
level, spirit-talkers hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack

Races/Classes
While his guardian spirit is alive and within 30’ of the spirit-
throw of 10+. They advance in attack throws and saving throws
talker, the spirit-talker enjoys divine blessing – a +2 bonus to all
by two points every four levels of experience (i.e. the same as
saving throws resulting from the spirit’s protection.
clerics). They may use bows and crossbows as well as spears
and polearms, and may wield shields. They may not fight two- Also at 1st level, the geckoman spirit-talker may speak with
handed, nor may they dual wield weapons. Spirit-talkers prefer animals (as the spell) at will.
to remain light-footed when on the hunt, and thus cannot wear
From 2nd level (Gecko Healer), geckoman spirit-talkers may
armor heavier than leather. They may also hide in shadows,
cast divine spells, using the spell list given below, and may
move quietly and backstab, and may climb as a racial ability, as
engage in magical research and item creation as clerics. They
shown on the adjoining table.
may use any magical items useable by thieves and clerics.
Starting at 1st level (Gecko Spiritualist), a geckoman spirit-talker
At 5th level (Gecko Totemist), the spirit-talker may perform
has the ability to commune with his ancestral spirits once per
a spiritual ritual to re-gain the ability to cast a spell of a level
week. The spirits will answer three yes-or-no questions to the
he had previously expended. Each spiritual ritual requires one
best of their ability. They are very wise, and know the spirit-
hour (6 turns). In contrast to the austere contemplation of more
talker’s tribe’s history very well, but are not omniscient, and may
civilized priests, spiritual rituals involve ecstatic dancing, wild
not be able to answer all questions accurately. Such details are
drumming, chanting, and intoxicating smoke. The spirit-talker
left to the Judge’s discretion. The ritual to commune with the
may perform a spiritual ritual as often as desired, but may not
ancestor spirits takes one turn (10 minutes) to complete, during
regain the same level of spell more than once per day.
which time the spirit-talker is “out of body” and entirely helpless.
The ritual is so taxing that it may be performed only once per Upon attaining 9th level (Spirit-Talker), the spirit-talker gains
week. Once a year, on the winter solstice, which is sacred to all the ability to spiritwalk. After 1 turn (10 minutes) of chanting,
geckomen, the spirit-talker may ask twice the normal number the spirit-talker enters a deep trance during which his spirit
of questions of his ancestors without angering them. walks free of his body. Once a spiritwalk begins, it continues
until the spirit-talker’s soul returns to his body, to a maximum
At 1st level every geckoman spirit-talker also enjoys a guardian
duration of 1 hour per level. A spiritwalking spirit-talker’s
spirit, an ancestor or nature spirit who favors him. The spirit
soul always has a geckoman form. While spiritwalking, the
is invisible but may materialize at will. It must stay within 30’
spirit-talker can see and hear normally, move around at his
of the spirit-talker at all times. The guardian spirit can move at
normal movement rate, and pass through solid objects without
a rate of 120’, has AC 2, has one attack dealing 1d3 points of
difficulty. However, the spiritwalking spirit-talker cannot see
damage (which may harm creatures who can only be damaged
into, hear sounds from, or move through an area warded by an
by magical weapons), and can climb like a gecko. The spirit
anti-magic shell or protection from evil spell or similar effect.
guardian is as intelligent as any geckoman. It can understand
The spiritwalking spirit-talker is incorporeal and invisible, but
the spirit-talker’s speech, and the spirit talker can understand
can be detected with detect invisible or true seeing, harmed by
his guardian spirit’s speech, though no one else (except for other
spells and magic weapons if detected, and forced to return to his
spirit-talkers) can do so without resorting to a tongues spell.
body with dispel magic. If the spirit-talker’s body is destroyed,
So long as the spirit-talker upholds his tribal traditions, the
the character dies at the end of the spiritwalk. If the spirit-
guardian spirit will be utterly loyal to the spirit-talker and will
talker’s spirit is destroyed, his body falls into a catatonic slumber
fight for him, perform services, and generally respond to any
that can only be lifted with restore life and limb, resurrection,
reasonable request.
or wish. Spiritwalking is so taxing that it can be performed but
Because it is bound to the spirit-talker’s own spirit, the guardian once per week.
spirit always has a number of Hit Dice and maximum hit points
Also upon attaining 9th level, a geckoman spirit-talker may
equal to ½ the spirit talker’s own. It makes saving throws as
claim or excavate a sacred cavern underground. So long as
a cleric of ½ the spirit-talker’s level. If the guardian spirit is
the spirit-talker is currently in favor with the spirits, he can
ever killed, the character must save vs. Death or instantly take
construct sacred cavern at half the normal price due to spiritual
damage equal to the guardian spirit’s maximum total hit points.
providence. Once a sacred cavern is established, the spirit-
If a spirit-talker’s guardian spirit is slain, it may not be restored
talker’s reputation will spread, and he will attract 5d6x10 0th
level geckomen armed with various weapons, plus another 1d6
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 Divine Spell List (Geckoman Spirit-Talker)
First Level Divine Spells Second Level Divine Spells Third Level Divine Spells
1 Cause Fear 1 Augury 1 Call Lightning
2 Command Word 2 Bless 2 Cure Blindness
3 Cure Light Wounds* 3 Charm Animal 3 Cure Disease*
4 Locate Animal or Plant 4 Hold Person 4 Detect Curse*
5 Pass Without Trace 5 Obscuring Cloud 5 Eyes of the Eagle
6 Predict Weather 6 Produce Fire 6 Glyph of Warding
7 Protection from Evil* 7 Resist Fire 7 Prayer
8 Purify Food and Water 8 Shimmer 8 Remove Curse*
9 Sanctuary 9 Snake Charm 9 Speak with Dead
10 Trance 10 Spiritual Weapon 10 Water Breathing
Fourth Level Divine Spells Fifth Level Divine Spells
1 Create Water 1 Charm Monster
2 Cure Serious Wounds* 2 Commune
3 Dispel Magic 3 Control Winds
4 Divination 4 Contact Other Plane
5 Fate 5 Create Food
6 Neutralize Poison* 6 Insect Plague
7 Protection from Evil, sustained* 7 Quest*
8 Skinchange 8 Reincarnation
9 Summon Animals 9 Summon Weather
10 Water Breathing 10 True Seeing
* Denotes a reversible spell. Italics denotes a spell from the Player’s Companion.

geckoman spirit-talkers of 1st-3rd level seeking to learn from his
wisdom; they will typically establish a tribal community around
his cavern. They are completely loyal (morale +4). While in the
spirit-talker’s service, his followers must be provided food and
lodging, but need not be paid wages. A sacred cavern otherwise
functions as a cleric’s fortified church, per the ACKS Campaign
chapter.
Geckoman Spirit-Talker Proficiency List: Alien Intuition,
Alien Lore, Animal Husbandry, Animal Training, Apostasy,
Battle Magic, Beast Friendship, Berserkergang, Command,
Diplomacy, Divine Blessing, Divine Health, Fighting Style,
Healing, Laying on Hands, Leadership, Loremastery,
Magical Engineering, Naturalism, Passing Without Trace,
Prestidigitation, Quiet Magic, Sensing Evil, Sensing Power,
Sniping, Theology, Survival, Tracking, Unflappable Casting,
Weapon Focus.
Template: Hunting Spiritualist
Proficiencies: Sniping, Tracking
Starting Equipment: Dinosaur-skin backpack, dinosaur-skin
blanket, rough leather armor, light shield
of leather-wrapped wood, spear with tribal
decorations, 5 javelins, longbow, quiver with
20 arrows, iron rations for one week, 50’
rope, large canvas sack, spirit-dance mask
(“holy symbol”), water skin, tribal jewelry
worth 20gp, loose-fitting desert cloak, 40sp
in a small sack
Hunting Spiritualist template: This pre-generated template
represents a geckoman spirit-talker well-versed in the life of
desert hunting, knowing well how to stalk his prey and kill it,
either with his spear and his bow, all while under the guidance
and protection of the spirits. The template is ready for adventure.
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However, if your geckoman spirit-talker’s INT is 13 or greater,
you may pick one or more additional general proficiencies
before play if you’d like (see Starting Proficiencies in ACKS
Chapter 4).
GECKOMAN STALKER
Prime Requisites: DEX
Requirements: DEX 9; CON 9
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 13
While the geckoman spirit-talkers represent the spiritual
guides of the geckoman race, the vast majority of geckomen
with a character class are not spirit-talkers, but rather stalkers.
The stalker is a geckoman hunter, using his natural aptitude
at ambush predation to catch prey – often prey much larger
and heavier than the slender geckoman. Outside of their desert
habitat, they excel as thieves and assassins, easily climbing any
kind of wall and quietly lurking in the shadows in wait for their
quarry, as comfortable in the alleyways and on the walls of the
city-state as they are in the harsh deserts of Queddar.
All geckomen have several traits unique to their species, making
them into efficient ambush predators. First, they possess low-
light vision. Geckomen have eyes that are so sensitive to light
that they can see twice as far as normal in dim light. Geckomen
can see outdoors on a moonlit night as well as they can during
the day. However, geckomen suffer a penalty of -1 to attack
throws when in bright sunlight. Low-light vision is color vision.
Second, geckomen have lizard brains that react instinctively to
danger. A geckomen gains a +1 bonus to initiative and surprise
rolls. Third, geckoman have adhesive toe pads for climbing. A
geckomen may climb on most walls or other vertical surfaces at
½ speed without need for a proficiency throw. He may climb on
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Geckoman Stalker Level Progression

Move Find/ Remove Hide in Climb
Experience Title Level Hit Dice Silently Traps Shadows Backstab Walls
0 Gecko Trapper 1 1d6 17+ 18+ 19+ x2 6+
1,650 Gecko Stalker 2 2d6 16+ 17+ 18+ x2 5+
3,300 Gecko Catcher 3 3d6 15+ 16+ 17+ x2 5+
6,600 Gecko Slayer 4 4d6 14+ 15+ 16+ x2 4+
13,200 Gecko Hunter 5 5d6 13+ 14+ 15+ x3 4+
26,400 Gecko Tracker 6 6d6 12+ 13+ 14+ x3 4+
55,000 Gecko Killer 7 7d6 10+ 11+ 12+ x3 3+
110,000 Gecko Ranger 8 8d6 8+ 9+ 10+ x3 3+
235,000 Gecko Warden 9 9d6 6+ 7+ 8+ x4 3+

Races/Classes
360,000 Warden, 10th Level 10 9d6+2* 4+ 5+ 6+ x4 3+
485,000 Warden, 11th Level 11 9d6+4* 2+ 3+ 4+ x4 2+
610,000 Warden, 12th Level 12 9d6+6* 2+ 2+ 3+ x4 2+
735,000 Master Stalker 13 9d6+8* 1+ 2+ 2+ x5 1+
* Hit point modifiers from Constitution are ignored.

by succeeding on a proficiency throw to climb walls as a thief
of his level.
Additionally, each geckoman has a detachable tail. A geckoman
dealt a mortal wound may sacrifice his tail. Sacrificing the
tail grants a +20 bonus on the geckoman’s subsequent roll on
the Mortal Wounds table. However, a tail is important to a
geckoman’s health, as well as balance, and as long as he is tail-
less, he suffers a -2 penalty to his Dexterity and Constitution
scores until the tail regrows. Regeneration of a geckoman’s tail
takes 2d3 months. Finally, the geckoman is difficult to spot
and has the ability to seemingly disappear into rocky and rocky-
desert surroundings with a proficiency throw of 3+ on 1d20. In
dungeons, if the geckoman is motionless and quiet in cover, he
can escape detection with a proficiency throw of 14+ on 1d20.
However, geckomen are clearly inhuman, and, unlike lizardmen,
their culture and manners are rarely known to humans and are
hard to fathom; they suffer a -2 penalty to the reactions, loyalty,
and morale of humans and lizardmen. However, geckomen
get a +2 bonus to the reactions, loyalty, and morale of fellow
geckomen.
Geckoman stalkers are skilled hunters of prey, excelling in both
stealth and combat, though not as fully skilled as fighting men.
At first level, stalkers hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an
attack throw of 10+. They advance in attack throws and saving
throws by two points every four levels of experience (i.e. the
same as thieves). They may use all ranged weapons, as well as
any one-handed melee weapon, and shields. They may not fight
two-handed nor dual wield weapons. Stalkers prefer to remain
light-footed when on the hunt, and thus cannot wear armor
heavier than leather. They may also hide in shadows, move
quietly, find traps, remove traps, and backstab as noted in the
geckoman Stalker Level Progression table below, and may climb
as a racial ability as noted above.

Geckoman Stalker Attacks & Saving Throws

Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1-2 13+ 13+ 16+ 14+ 15+ 10+
3-4 12+ 12+ 15+ 13+ 14+ 9+
5-6 11+ 11+ 14+ 12+ 13+ 8+
7-8 10+ 10+ 13+ 11+ 12+ 7+
9-10 9+ 9+ 12+ 10+ 11+ 6+
11-12 8+ 8+ 11+ 9+ 10+ 5+
13 7+ 7+ 10+ 8+ 9+ 4+
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 When a geckoman stalker attains 9th level (Gecko Warden), he
can establish a concealed cave in the borderlands or wilderness,
and 2d6 geckoman stalker apprentices of 1st level will offer to
work for him. If hired, they must be paid standard rates for
ruffians. These followers would typically accompany their
master in hunts, though in some cases the geckoman stalker
may establish a highwayman gang or a desert raiding party,
hunting the gold of unwary travelers rather than the hides of
wild beasts. Except as noted, a geckoman stalker’s concealed
cave follows the rules for hideouts detailed in the Hideouts &
Hijinks section of the ACKS Campaigns chapter.
Geckoman Stalker Proficiency List: Alertness, Beast
Friendship, Blind Fighting, Combat Reflexes, Combat Trickery
(disarm, knock down, incapacitate, sunder), Endurance,
Fighting Style, Land Surveying, Mapping, Mountaineering,
Naturalism, Navigation, Passing Without Trace, Precise
Shooting, Riding, Running, Skirmishing, Skulking, Survival,
Sniping, Swashbuckling, Technological Dabbling, Trap Finding,
Trapping, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus.
Template: Trapper
Proficiencies: Survival, Trapping
Starting Equipment: Dinosaur-skin backpack, dinosaur-skin
blanket, rough leather armor, light shield
of leather-wrapped wood, spear with tribal
decorations, 5 javelins, longbow, quiver with
20 arrows, iron rations for one week, 50’
rope, large canvas sack, trapping supplies,
water skin, geckoman jewelry worth 20gp,
loose-fitting desert cloak, 60sp in a small
sack
Trapper template: This pre-generated template represents a
geckoman stalker adept in living off the wilderness and using
traps to catch his or her prey. The template is ready for adventure.
However, if your geckoman stalker’s INT is 13 or greater, you
may pick one or more additional general proficiencies before
play if you’d like (see Starting Proficiencies in ACKS Chapter 4).
LIZARDMAN GLADIATOR
Prime Requisite: STR
Requirements: STR 9, DEX 9, CON 9
Hit Dice: 1d8
Maximum Level: 11
A lizardman looks like an upright, anthropomorphic water
monitor, with a long, thick tail, a forked tongue, and a wide
brain-case worthy of its human intelligence. Lizardmen are
born survivors, bred for manual labor and as cannon-fodder by
the dead serpentmen eons ago. They fight very well and thrive
in warm, humid, watery environments, such as their homeland
of Punt. Lizardmen are warm-blooded (though they resent cold
climates) and are omnivores with a taste for fresh meat and fish.
Outside of Kanahu, this class may be used in any setting where
lizardmen have been bred and trained for the arena, and may
even serve as a somewhat weaker, though faster-advancing,
alternative to the Thrassian Gladiator given in the Player’s
Companion.
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The corrupt nobles of Kanahu take pride in breeding and
training their choicest slaves: the lizardman gladiators, bred over
centuries to produce bloodlines of unmatched martial prowess
and trained from birth to be ferocious on the arena floor. These
gladiators possess a level of savagery unknown even in the best
human fighters, or even Punt’s best-known lizardman warriors,
as generations of artificial selection and a lifetime of combat
have honed their senses beyond those of common fighting men
and lizardmen.
Lizardman gladiators are monstrously powerful combatants.
At first level, lizardman gladiators hit an unarmored foe (AC 0)
with an attack throw of 10+. Thereafter they advance in attack
throws by one point every level of experience up until 9th level
(i.e. they fight as monsters). They advance in saving throws as
normal fighters, by two points every three levels of experience.
Like fighters, lizardman gladiators increase their base damage
roll from successful missile and melee attacks by +1 at 1st level
and by an additional +1 at 3rd, 6th, and 9th level. They may
perform one cleave attack per each level of experience.
To maximize their chances for surviving in the arena, they are
trained in the use of all weapons and armor. They may fight
wielding a weapon and shield, wielding a two-handed weapon,
or wielding a weapon in each hand, as desired. Lizardman
gladiators also learn to use their fangs and claws as formidable
natural weapons. In lieu of attacking with a normal weapon,
the character can initiate an attack routine consisting of two
claw attacks and one bite attack. The claws deal 1d3-1 damage
each, while the bite deals 1d6-1 damage. Both the claw and bite
damage will be modified by the character’s STR adjustment
and damage bonus. When the character reaches 5th level, these
natural weapons become capable of harming creatures only
harmed by magical weapons.
Lizardman gladiators are bred to have thick, scaly hides that
give them a base unarmored AC of 3 instead of 0. If the character
wears armor, this can further increase their base AC. This hide
does, however, reduce their movement rate to 60’ per turn. They
are excellent swimmers with a swimming movement rate of
120’ per turn, and can hold their breath for 1 turn (10 minutes)
without harm.
When a lizardman gladiator reaches 5th level (Lizard Exemplar),
his arena reputation begins to inspire others to follow him.
Any henchmen and mercenaries hired by the gladiator gain a
+1 bonus to their morale score whenever he personally leads
them. This bonus stacks with the modifiers from the gladiator’s
Charisma, proficiencies, and race.
At 9th level (Lizard Warlord), a lizardman gladiator can build
a castle and claw his way into a position of authority. When
he does so, up to 1d4+1x10 0th level mercenaries and 1d6
lizardman gladiators of 1st-3rd level will come to apply for
jobs and training. If hired, they must be paid standard rates for
mercenaries. Through force of arms, the lizardman gladiator
may ultimately control several castles or even entire realms,
though he can expect to face ongoing challenges from humans
and other sentients. Additional rules for castles are detailed in
the ACKS Campaign chapter.
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Lizardman Gladiator Level Progression

Experience Title Level Hit Dice Damage Bonus
0 Lizard Pitfighter 1 1d8 +1
2,850 Lizard Gladiator 2 2d8 +1
5,700 Lizard Clawmaster 3 3d8 +2
11,400 Lizard Hero 4 4d8 +2
22,800 Lizard Exemplar 5 5d8 +2
45,600 Lizard Myrmidon 6 6d8 +3
91,200 Lizard Champion 7 7d8 +3
182,400 Lizard Epic Hero 8 8d8 +3
337,400 Lizard Warlord 9 9d8 +4
492,400 Lizard Warlord, 10th Level 10 9d8+2* +4

Races/Classes
647,400 Lizard Arena Master 11 9d8+4* +4
*Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored

Lizardman Gladiator Saving Throws Lizardman Gladiator Attack Throws

Petrification & Poison & Blast & Staffs &
Level Paralysis Death Breath Wands Spells Level Attack Throw
1 15+ 14+ 16+ 16+ 17+ 1 10+
2-3 14+ 13+ 15+ 15+ 16+ 2 9+
4 13+ 12+ 14+ 14+ 15+ 3 8+
5-6 12+ 11+ 13+ 13+ 14+ 4 7+
7 11+ 10+ 12+ 12+ 13+ 5 6+
8-9 10+ 9+ 11+ 11+ 12+ 6 5+
10 9+ 8+ 10+ 10+ 11+ 7 4+
11 8+ 7+ 9+ 9+ 10+ 8 3+
9-11 2+

Lizardman Gladiator Proficiency List: Acrobatics, Alertness, LIZARDMAN HUNTER

Ambushing, Berserkergang, Blind Fighting, Climbing, Combat
Reflexes, Combat Trickery (disarm, force back, incapacitate,
knock down, overrun, sunder), Command, Dungeon Bashing,
Endurance, Fighting Style, Gambling, Intimidation, Kin-
Slaying (from the ACKS Player’s Companion), Manual of Arms,
Military Strategy, Performance, Precise Shooting, Running,
Skirmishing, Survival, Swashbuckling, Tracking, Weapon
Finesse, Weapon Focus.
Template: Arena Veteran
Proficiencies: Manual of Arms, Performance (Show
fighting)
Starting Equipment: Two razor-sharp curved swords, well-
decorated bronze plate mail, plumed heavy
helmet with visor and crest, leather cloak,
loincloth, high sandals, backpack, amphora
of oil (for polishing body), 2 weeks’ iron
rations, 15gp in arena winnings
Arena Veteran Template: This pre-generated template
represents an arena-trained veteran well-versed in impressing
the crowds with bravado and extravagant shows of martial skill.
The template is ready for adventure. However, if your gladiator’s
INT is 13 or greater, you may pick one or more additional
general proficiencies before play if you’d like.
Prime Requisite: DEX
Requirements: STR 9, DEX 9, CON 9
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 12
In the wild lizard-tribes of Mala, the most basic social function
is that of the hunter - an agile stalker of prey who also, in times
of dire need, doubles as a warrior in protection of his or her
tribe. Some of the more civilized lizardmen of Punt also follow
this pursuit, either as hunters for pleasure and profit or as rogues
who live in the cracks of Cibola’s rich, but corrupt, society.
Unarmored, stealthy, and utterly deadly when attacking from
ambush, the lizardman hunter is a light-footed warrior well-
suited to the adventuring life. Aside from Kanahu, any setting in
which lizardmen are more intelligent than brutish can use this
class; this can also serve as an alternative to represent Thrassian
hunters in the Auran Empire setting.
Lizardman hunters are good, albeit light and unarmored,
combatants. At first level, lizardman hunter hit an unarmored
foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of 10+. Like thieves, they
advance in attack throws and saving throws by two points every
four levels of experience. Agile and sneaky combatants as they
are, they may not wear any armor at all, but do enjoy a natural
armor of AC 3 due to their thick, scaly hides; on the other
hand, the hide reduces their movement rate to 60’. They may
use any one-handed melee weapon and all missile weapons, but
may only fight in the one-handed weapon style. They cannot
use shields, dual wield a pair of weapons, or use weapons two-
handed. They may perform one cleave attack per 2 levels of
experience.

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 Lizardman Hunter Level Progression
Move Climb Hide in Hear
Experience Title Level Hit Dice Silently Walls Shadows Noises Backstab
0 Lizard Scout 1 1d6 17+ 6+ 19+ 10+ x2
1,750 Lizard Stalker 2 2d6 16+ 5+ 18+ 9+ x2
3,500 Lizard Explorer 3 3d6 15+ 5+ 17+ 8+ x2
7,000 Lizard Hunter 4 4d6 14+ 4+ 16+ 7+ x2
14,000 Lizard Guide 5 5d6 13+ 4+ 15+ 6+ x3
28,000 Lizard Tracker 6 6d6 12+ 4+ 14+ 5+ x3
55,000 Lizard Pathfinder 7 7d6 10+ 3+ 12+ 4+ x3
110,000 Lizard Ranger 8 8d6 8+ 3+ 10+ 3+ x3
245,000 Lizard Warden 9 9d6 6+ 3+ 8+ 2+ x4
380,000 Warden, 10th Level 10 9d6+1* 4+ 3+ 6+ 1+ x4
515,000 Warden, 11th Level 11 9d6+2* 2+ 2+ 4+ 0+ x4
650,000 Master Hunter 12 9d6+3* 2+ 2+ 3+ -1+ x4
* Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored
Like all lizardmen, hunters may use their fangs and claws in work for him. If hired, they must be paid standard rates for
combat. In lieu of attacking with a normal weapon, the character ruffians. Some lizardman hunters use these followers to start
can initiate an attack routine consisting of two claw attacks and a gang of highwaymen and smugglers, expanding their wealth
one bite attack. The claws deal 1d3-1 damage each, while the through mostly illegitimate channels. Others use this for hunting
bite deals 1d6-1 damage. Both the claw and bite damage will be ferocious beasts. Except as noted, a lizardman hunter’s hunting
modified by the character’s STR adjustment and damage bonus. lodge follows the rules for hideouts detailed in the Hideouts &
When the character reaches 5th level, these natural weapons Hijinks section of the ACKS Campaigns chapter.
become capable of harming creatures only harmed by magical
Lizardman Hunter Proficiency List: Ambushing, Beast
weapons. lizardmen cannot use their fangs and claws while
Friendship, Blind Fighting, Climbing, Combat Reflexes, Combat
wielding weapons or using shields. Also, like all lizardmen,
Trickery (disarm, knock down, incapacitate, overrun, sunder),
hunters are excellent swimmers with a swimming movement
Eavesdropping, Endurance, Fighting Style, Land Surveying,
rate of 120’ per turn, and can hold their breath for 1 turn (10
Mapping, Mountaineering, Naturalism, Navigation, Passing
minutes) without harm.
Without Trace, Precise Shooting, Riding, Running, Seafaring,
Lizardman hunters may move silently, climb walls, hide in Skirmishing, Survival, Swashbuckling, Technological Dabbling,
shadows, hear noise and backstab like a thief, as shown on Tracking, Trapping, Weapon Focus.
the Lizardman Hunter Progression table. Lizardman hunters
also enjoy keen hunter’s senses, giving them a +4 bonus Template: Pathfinder
on any proficiency throws to hear noises and detect secret Proficiencies: Trapping, Tracking
doors (already factored into their Hear Noise throw). With a Starting Equipment: Woven reed backpack, dark green hooded
proficiency throw of 18+ they can notice secret doors with just cloak, fishing rod and hooks, trapping
supplies, torches (7), 2 weeks of iron rations,
casual observation. They also gain a +1 bonus to avoid surprise. waterskin, 2 large sacks, 50’ length of hemp
As skilled trackers, they avoid getting lost. Parties guided by the rope, hand axe, composite bow, quiver
with 20 arrows, bola, net, iron cooking pot,
character gain significant advantages on wilderness adventures. several dried fish, small bag of herbal spices,
Any time the hunter’s party is in country familiar to him, they small shamanic feather fetishes, claw and
get a +4 bonus on proficiency throws to avoid getting lost. teeth necklace
Finally, as skilled hunters, they have the sniping proficiency,
allowing them to inflict ranged backstab damage to an unaware Pathfinder Template: This pre-generated template represents a
target up to Short weapon range. professional hunter well-used to the wilderness and its dangers
When a lizardman hunter attains 9th level (Lizard Warden), he and well-versed in trapping prey. The template is ready for
can establish a hunting lodge in the Borderlands or Wilderness, adventure. However, if your hunter’s INT is 13 or greater, you
and 2d6 lizardman hunter apprentices of 1st level will offer to may pick one or more additional general proficiencies before
play.
Lizardman Hunter Attacks & Saving Throws
Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1-2 13+ 13+ 16+ 14+ 15+ 10+
3-4 12+ 12+ 15+ 13+ 14+ 9+
5-6 11+ 11+ 14+ 12+ 13+ 8+
7-8 10+ 10+ 13+ 11+ 12+ 7+
9-10 9+ 9+ 12+ 10+ 11+ 6+
11-12 8+ 8+ 11+ 9+ 10+ 5+
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LIZARDMAN PRIESTESS foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of 10+. They advance in attack
Prime Requisite: WIS throws and saving throws by two points every four levels of
Requirements: STR 9, DEX 9, CON 9 experience (as clerics). They may use swords, daggers, flails,
Hit Dice: 1d6 and maces, and wear chainmail or lighter armor. They may fight
Maximum Level: 12 with either a weapon and a shield or with two weapons They
Lawful lizardmen worship Ixchala, the monotheistic lizard- may perform one cleave attack per 2 levels of experience.
goddess of law, freedom, civilization, and agriculture. Long ago,
the Grand Matriarch ruled the theocratic lizardman empire Lizardman priestesses also possess fangs and claws, as all
from atop the great pyramid in sacred Tollan as its highest lizardmen do. In lieu of attacking with a normal weapon, the
religious authority. Today, Tollan is in ruins, and no Grand character can initiate an attack routine consisting of two claw
Matriarch rules the lizardmen. But from the fall of the rigid attacks and one bite attack. The claws deal 1d3-1 damage each,
ecclesial hierarchy of Ixchala’s faithful, a much more flexible while the bite deals 1d6-1 damage. Both the claw and bite
priesthood came into being. The priestesses are thus the leaders damage will be modified by the character’s STR adjustment
and damage bonus. When the character reaches 5th level, these

of the newer lizardman city-states, providing guidance and the
rule of law from atop their pyramids. Lizardman priestesses also
have a connection to Ixchala herself, and are granted significant
sacred power by their goddess to use in service of their people
and of Law. While many a priestess serves at a pyramid with
her sisters, some venture forth into the swamps and jungles, or
even into the temperate human lands of Kanahu to the north, to
spread their faith, tend to the faithful, and further the cause of
Law against the malignant cults of Chaos.
Ixchala and her perpetual war against Chaos is a feature of the
Kanahu setting. However, any lizardman, or lizard-like sentient
humanoid who serves a Lawful god may use this class; perhaps
even a Thrassian, in the Auran Empire setting, who has chosen
to worship Ammonar rather than the Chthonic gods of Zahar.
Lizardman priestesses are skilled combatants – not as good as
fighters, but good enough to slay the foes of Law with their sharp
sacrificial daggers. At first level, priestesses hit an unarmored
Races/Classes
natural weapons become capable of harming creatures only
harmed by magical weapons.
Lizardman priestesses, like all lizardmen, have thick, scaly
hides that give them a base unarmored AC of 3 instead of 0. If
the character wears armor, this can further increase their base
AC. This hide does, however, reduce their land movement rate
to 60’ per turn. They are excellent swimmers with a swimming
movement rate of 120’ per turn, and can hold their breath for 1
turn (10 minutes) without harm.
Because of their connection to their goddess, priestesses of
Ixchala have the ability to turn undead as clerics of their level,
beginning from 1st level (Novice). There is no limit to how
often a priestess may attempt to turn undead each day, but if an
attempt to turn undead fails during an encounter, the priestess
may not attempt to turn undead again for the remainder of that
encounter.

Lizardman Priestess Level Progression Spell Progression

Experience Title Level Hit Dice Abilities 1 2 3 4 5
0 Novice 1 1d6 Turn undead, fangs & claws, - - - - -
scaly hide, swimmer
1,850 Daughter of Ixchala 2 2d6 Divine spellcasting 1 - - - -
3,700 Sister-Initiate 3 3d6 2 - - - -
7,400 Sister 4 4d6 2 1 - - -
14,800 Sister-Disciple 5 5d6 Commune with Ixchala, magic 2 2 - - -
research (minor)
29,500 Priestess of Ixchala 6 6d6 2 2 1 1 -
60,000 Mother 7 7d6 2 2 2 1 1
120,000 Revered Mother 8 8d6 3 3 2 2 1
255,000 Matriarch 9 9d6 Holy fervor, pyramid, magic 3 3 3 2 2
research
390,000 Matriarch, 10th level 10 9d6+1* 4 4 3 3 2
525,000 Matriarch, 11th level 11 9d6+2* Magic research (advanced) 4 4 4 3 3
660,000 Grand Matriarch 12 9d6+3* 5 5 4 4 3
*Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored

Lizardman Priestess Attacks & Saving Throws

Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1-2 13+ 10+ 16+ 13+ 15+ 10+
3-4 12+ 9+ 15+ 12+ 14+ 9+
5-6 11+ 8+ 14+ 11+ 13+ 8+
7-8 10+ 7+ 13+ 10+ 12+ 7+
9-10 9+ 6+ 12+ 9+ 11+ 6+
11-12 8+ 5+ 11+ 8+ 10+ 5+
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First Level Divine Spells Second Level Divine Spells Third Level Divine Spells
1 Angelic Choir 1 Bless 1 Continual Light*
2 Command Word 2 Charm Animal 2 Cure Blindness
3 Cure Light Wounds* 3 Cure Moderate Wounds 3 Cure Disease*
4 Delay Disease 4 Delay Poison 4 Cure Major Wounds
5 Detect Evil 5 Divine Grace 5 Detect Curse*
6 Detect Magic 6 Enthrall 6 Glyph of Warding
7 Protection from Evil* 7 Hold Person 7 Prayer
8 Purify Food and Water 8 Holy Chant 8 Protection from Normal Missiles
9 Salving Rest 9 Silence 15' radius 9 Remove Curse*
10 Sanctuary 10 Speak with Animals 10 Speak with Dead
Fourth Level Divine Spells Fifth Level Divine Spells
1 Create Water 1 Command Person
2 Cure Serious Wounds* 2 Commune
3 Death Ward 3 Cure Critical Wounds*
4 Dispel Magic 4 Create Food
5 Divination 5 Dispel Evil
6 Fate 6 Insect Plague
7 Neutralize Poison* 7 Quest*
8 Protection from Evil, sustained* 8 Reincarnation
9 Spirit of Healing 9 Restore Life & Limb
10 Tongues 10 True Seeing
* Denotes a reversible spell. Italics denotes a spell from the Player’s Companion.

Starting at 2nd level (Daughter of Ixchala), lizardman priestesses
may manifest their goddess’ power in the form of divine
spells, which are granted through prayer, worship, and animal
sacrifice. The power and number of divine spells available to the
character are determined by level according to the lizardman
Priestess Spell Progression table. They have their own spell list,
below.
When the lizardman priestess reaches her 5th level (Sister-
Disciple), she develops a divine connection with the goddess.
Thereafter she may commune with Ixchala herself once per
week, as per the spell. It takes 1 turn (10 minutes) to commune
with Ixchala.
At the 9th level (Matriarch), the lizardman priestess masters
the art of sermon and deeply impressive sacrificial rites, and
thus may inspire holy fervor in her followers - any hirelings or
followers who worship Ixchala gain a +1 bonus to their morale
score whenever she is present.
Also upon attaining 9th level (Matriarch), a lizardman priestess
may establish or build a pyramid. So long as the priestess is
currently in favor with Ixchala, and remains Lawful, she may
buy or build her pyramid at half the normal price due to divine
providence. Once a pyramid is erected, the priestess’ reputation
will spread and she will attract 5d6x10 0th level lizardmen
armed with various weapons, plus another 1d6 lizardmen
priestesses of 1st-3rd level seeking to follow her in the worship
of Ixchala. They are completely loyal (morale +4). While in
the priestess’ service, her followers must be provided food and
lodging, but need not be paid wages. A lizardman priestess’s
pyramid otherwise functions as a cleric’s fortified church, per
the ACKS Campaign chapter.
Lizardman Priestess Proficiency List: Alchemy, Alien Lore,
Alien Intuition, Animal Husbandry, Apostasy, Arcane Dabbling,
Beast Friendship, Contemplation, Diplomacy, Divine Blessing,
Divine Health, Healing, Illusion Resistance, Knowledge,
Laying on Hands, Loremastery, Magical Engineering, Magical
Music, Mystic Aura, Naturalism, Performance, Prestidigitation,
Profession, Prophecy, Quiet Magic, Righteous Turning, Sensing
Evil, Sensing Power, Theology, Unflappable Casting.
Template: Travelling Priestess
Proficiencies: Healing, Mystic Aura
Starting Equipment: Reed Backpack, 2 flasks of common oil,
hooded lantern, polished scale armor,
old but sharpened short sword, dagger,
sacrificial dagger of Ixchala (holy symbol),
Holy Book of Ixchala, iron rations for 1 week,
mirror, tinder box, water skin, priestess’
cassock, silken sash, purse with 10sp.
Travelling Priestess Template: This pre-generated template
represents a lizardman priestess travelling the roads and
countryside, preaching the faith in Ixchala and healing the sick.
The template is ready for adventure. However, if your priestess’s
INT is 13 or greater, you may pick one or more additional
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LIZARDMAN WARRIOR Lizardman warriors, like all lizardmen, also have thick, scaly
Prime Requisite: depends on totem hides that give them a base unarmored AC of 3 instead of 0. If
Requirements: STR 9, DEX 9, CON 9 the character wears armor, this can further increase their base
Hit Dice: 1d8 AC. This hide does, however, reduce their land movement rate
Maximum Level: 12 to 60’ per turn. They are excellent swimmers with a swimming
While, in the eyes of most Kanahi humans, the archetypal movement rate of 120’ per turn, and can hold their breath for 1
fighting lizardman is a gladiator bred for combat, in reality turn (10 minutes) without harm.
the vast majority of lizardman combatants are warriors, not
gladiators. These lizards-at-arms train from a young age in Totem Animal Key Ability Benefit
skirmish combat with sword, spear, bow, and shield, and enjoy Tyrannosaur STR Berserkergang
the protection and guidance of their order’s totem. Fully painted Raven INT Alertness
in war-paint and wearing masks to represent their totem, these Python WIS Beast Friendship
warriors might fool the onlooker in their visage of barbarism; Cobra DEX Combat Reflexes

but, in reality, behind each mask hides a highly trained warrior
on par with the best fighters of Kanahu. Such warriors, as well as
their orders or secret societies, exist throughout Punt and Mala,
and many lizardman warriors also venture into the searing
sands of Sakkara and the fertile lands of Kanahu to the north,
looking for gold and glory. Aside from Kanahu, any setting in
which lizardmen have a more structured tribal society could
make use of this class; in the Auran empire setting, this class
could represent the elite warriors of an isolated Thrassian tribe
from the Ivory Kingdoms or far west.
Lizardman warriors are highly skilled combatants. At first level,
lizardman warriors hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack
throw of 10+. Like fighters, they advance in attack throws and
saving throws by two points every three levels of experience.
lizardman fighters increase their base damage roll from missile
and melee attacks by +1 at 1st level and by an additional +1 at
3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th level and may perform one cleave attack
per level. They may wear chainmail or lighter armor, wield any
weapon, fight in any style, and use any magical or technological
item usable by fighters.
Lizardman warriors also possess fangs and claws, as all
lizardmen do. In lieu of attacking with a normal weapon, the
character can initiate an attack routine consisting of two claw
attacks and one bite attack. The claws deal 1d3-1 damage each,
while the bite deals 1d6-1 damage. Both the claw and bite
damage will be modified by the character’s STR adjustment
and damage bonus. When the character reaches 5th level, these
natural weapons become capable of harming creatures only
harmed by magical weapons.
Races/Classes
Triceratops CON Survival
Eagle CHA Command
All lizardman warriors belong to orders, or secret societies.
Each of these orders of warriors looks to one totem animal as
its exemplar of combat prowess, and trains in the spirit of this
animal. This devotion grants the warrior a totem benefit – a
bonus proficiency related to the totem. For example, a lizardman
cobra-warrior receives the Combat Reflexes proficiency for
free. The totem animal should be a creature appropriate to
the character’s ability scores; secret societies accept neophyte
warriors with traits appropriate for their totem. For example,
a lizardman warrior with high STR might have a tyrannosaur
totem, while a warrior with high WIS might have a python
totem, and one with high CHA might choose an eagle totem.
At a minimum, the warrior must possess an ability score of at
least 9 in his totem animal’s key ability. The totems, as well as
their requirements and benefits, are listed in the accompanying
Lizard Warrior Totems table.
At 9th level (Warleader), a lizardman warrior can found or
capture a fortified camp and become a mighty leader of
lizardmen. When he does so, up to 1d4+1x10 0th level lizardman
mercenaries and 1d6 lizardman warriors of 1st-3rd level will
come to apply for jobs and training. If hired, they must be paid
standard rates for mercenaries. Lizardman warriors’ fortified
camps are otherwise identical to fighters’ castles, as detailed in
the ACKS Campaign chapter.

Lizardman Warrior Level Progression

Experience Title Level Hit Dice Damage Bonus
0 Lizard-at-Arms 1 1d8 +1
2,350 Lizard Warrior 2 2d8 +1
4,700 Lizard Blademaster 3 3d8 +2
9,400 Lizard First Spear 4 4d8 +2
18,800 Lizard Bandleader 5 5d8 +2
37,600 Lizard Myrmidon 6 6d8 +3
75,000 Lizard Champion 7 7d8 +3
150,000 Lizard Epic Hero 8 8d8 +3
305,000 Warleader 9 9d8 +4
460,000 Warleader, 10th level 10 9d6+2* +4
615,000 Warleader, 11th level 11 9d6+4* +4
770,000 Lizard Overlord 12 9d6+6* +5
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Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1 15+ 14+ 16+ 16+ 17+ 10+
2-3 14+ 13+ 15+ 15+ 16+ 9+
4 13+ 12+ 14+ 14+ 15+ 8+
5-6 12+ 11+ 13+ 13+ 14+ 7+
7 11+ 10+ 12+ 12+ 13+ 6+
8-9 10+ 9+ 11+ 11+ 12+ 5+
10 9+ 8+ 10+ 10+ 11+ 4+
11-12 8+ 7+ 9+ 9+ 10+ 3+

Lizardman Warrior Proficiency List: Alertness, Ambushing, LIZARDMAN WITCH-DOCTOR

Beast Friendship, Berserkergang, Blind Fighting, Climbing,
Combat Reflexes, Combat Trickery (force back, knock
down, overrun, wrestling), Command, Dungeon Bashing,
Endurance, Fighting Style, Intimidation, Leadership, Manual
of Arms, Military Strategy, Mountaineering, Precise Shooting,
Riding, Running, Seafaring, Skirmishing, Sniping, Survival,
Swashbuckling, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus.
Template: Cobra Warrior
Proficiencies: Ambushing, Manual of Arms, Combat
Reflexes
Starting Equipment: Reed backpack, scale mail polished to
resemble snake scales, well-worn two-handed
sword, 2 daggers, long bow, quiver with 20
arrows, 3 flasks of war paint, cobra totem
mask, hemp blanket, 1 week of iron rations,
6 torches, tinder box, 50’ hemp rope, purse
with 23gp from a previous mercenary
contract
Cobra Warrior Template: This pre-generated template
represents a lizardman warrior from the Cobra Secret Society.
The template is ready for adventure. However, if your warrior’s
INT is 13 or greater, you may pick one or more additional
general proficiencies before play if you’d like. Also note that as a
member of the Cobra Secret Society, the Cobra Warrior received
the Combat Reflexes proficiency for free as a totem benefit.
Prime Requisite: INT
Requirements: STR 9, DEX 9, CON 9
Hit Dice: 1d4
Maximum Level: 12
The collegiate wizardry and scholarly sorcery of Kanahu and
Sakkara are uncommon in Punt and Mala, the ancestral lands
of the lizardmen. Instead, their arcane spellcasters are a much
more tribal bunch – soothsayers, hedge-wizards, and dabblers
in the dark arts, learning their craft according to word-of-mouth
traditions whispered over generations. These lizardman witch-
doctors come in many shapes and forms, from fortune-tellers
in Cibola’s many marketplaces, to tribal sorcerers, to wretched
practitioners of necromancy in the City of the Sunken Moon.
All of these wield magic which, in essence, would be highly
familiar to even the most civilized mage of Kanahu – they
cast arcane spells and scribe arcane scrolls (though theirs are
written in the Blue Tongue of lizardman sorcery). But, though
they apply the same logic to spellcasting as a human mage, the
lizardman tradition has its own strange powers which make
the witch-doctor stand out in comparison to the wizards of
Sakkara and Kanahu. Aside from Kanahu, any setting in which
lizardmen may learn arcane magic may use this witch-doctor;
in the Auran Empire, this might be used to represent a the rare
modern Thrassian with a gift for arcane spellcraft.
Lizardman witch-doctors fight better than the typical human
sorcerer, though not as well as true warriors. At first level, witch-
doctors hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of

Lizardman Witch Doctor Level Progression Spell Progression

Experience Title Level Hit Dice Abilities 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 Hedge Wizard 1 1d4 Arcane Spellcasting 1 - - - - -
3,350 Fortune-Teller 2 2d4 2 - - - - -
6,700 Soothe-Sayer 3 3d4 Familiar 2 1 - - - -
13,400 Witch-Doctor 4 4d4 2 2 - - - -
26,800 Lizard Thaumaturge 5 5d4 Secrets of the dark arts, magic research (minor) 2 2 1 - - -
53,600 Lizard Enchanter 6 6d4 2 2 2 - - -
110,000 Lizard Sorcerer 7 7d4 Contact dark powers 3 2 2 1 - -
220,000 Lizard Mage 8 8d4 3 3 2 2 - -
405,000 Lizard Wizard 9 9d4 Abode, magic research 3 3 3 2 1 -
590,000 Lizard Wizard, 10th level 10 9d4+1* 3 3 3 3 2 -
775,000 Lizard Wizard, 11th level 11 9d4+2* Magic research (advanced) 4 3 3 3 2 1
960,000 Witch-Lord 12 9d4+3* 4 4 3 3 3 2
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10+. They advance in attack throws by two points every four
levels of experience (i.e. the same as thieves) but use the saving
throw progression of mages. Witch-doctors may make one
cleave attack per two levels of experience. They are not, however,
skilled in the use of armor, and may not use any kind of it, nor
can they use shields. They can, however, use any one-handed
melee weapon, as well as all missile weapons.
Lizardman witch-doctors also possess fangs and claws, as all
lizardmen do. In lieu of attacking with a normal weapon, the
character can initiate an attack routine consisting of two claw
attacks and one bite attack. The claws deal 1d3-1 damage each,
while the bite deals 1d6-1 damage. Both the claw and bite
damage will be modified by the character’s STR adjustment
and damage bonus. When the character reaches 5th level, these
natural weapons become capable of harming creatures only
harmed by magical weapons.
Lizardman witch-doctors, like all lizardmen, also have thick,
scaly hides that give them a base unarmored AC of 3 instead
of 0. This hide does, however, reduce their land movement rate
to 60’ per turn. They are excellent swimmers with a swimming
movement rate of 120’ per turn, and can hold their breath for 1
turn (10 minutes) without harm.
Lizardman witch-doctors learn and cast arcane spells as mages
of their level. The number and levels of spells the witch-doctor
can use in a single day is summarized on the Lizardman Witch-
Doctor Spell Progression table. Like a mage, the witch-doctor’s
spell selection is limited to the spells in his repertoire. A witch-
doctor’s repertoire can include a number of spells up to the
number and level of spells listed for his level, increased by his
Intelligence bonus. A witch-doctor can use any magic items
usable by mages.
At 3rd level, (Soothe-Sayer), the witch-doctor attracts a familiar.
The familiar will be a creature appropriate to the character’s
alignment and spell signature. The most common familiars are
large insects, small dinosaurs, crows, owls, pythons, and vipers.
The familiar always has a number of Hit Dice and maximum
hit points equal to ½ the witch-doctor’s; Intelligence equal to
the witch-doctor’s Intelligence; and a number of general and
class proficiencies equal to the witch-doctor’s, selected from the
witch-doctor’s class list. The familiar can always understand any
languages spoken by its witch-doctor master, and the witch-
doctor will be able to understand the familiar’s speech, though
no one else will without resorting to speak with animals.
The familiar is utterly loyal to the witch-doctor, and will fight
for him, perform services, and generally obey his commands.
While the familiar is within 30’, the witch-doctor will receive +1
Lizardman Witch Doctor Saving Throws
Petrification & Poison & Blast &
Level Paralysis Death Breath
1-3 13+ 13+ 15+
4-6 12+ 12+ 14+
7-9 11+ 11+ 13+
10-12 10+ 10+ 12+
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on saving throws, but if the familiar is ever killed, the character
must save vs. Death or instantly take damage equal to the
familiar’s maximum total hit points. If a witch-doctor’s familiar
is slain, he will gain a new familiar when he earns his next level
of experience.
Upon reaching 5th level (Lizard Thaumaturge), a witch-doctor
begins to unlock the secrets of the dark arts. He may control
undead as a Chaotic cleric of one half his class level. If the witch-
doctor casts spells that require a saving throw vs. Death, his
targets suffer a -2 penalty on the save. When the witch-doctor
casts necromantic spells, the spell effects are calculated as if he
were two levels higher than his actual caster level.
Races/Classes
Also at 5th level, he may begin to research spells, scribe magical
scrolls, and brew potions.
At 7th level (Lizard Sorcerer), a witch-doctor may begin to
contact dark powers such as spirits, demons and other beings
of the Beyond. These beings possess near omniscience, but
contact with them can be mind-shattering. Contacting the dark
powers takes 1 turn (10 minutes) and is so taxing that the witch-
doctor may only do so once per week. The effect is resolved as
per the mage spell contact other plane.
At 9th level (Lizard Wizard), a witch-doctor is able to create
more powerful magic items such as weapons, rings, and staffs.
The witch-doctor may also cast ritual spells of a necromantic
nature and create necromantic servants as a mage of 11th level.
At this level, a witch-doctor may also build an abode,
archetypically a crooked hut in the middle of a forest or a swamp,
when he reaches 9th level. He will then attract 1d6 witch-doctor
apprentices of 1st-3rd level plus 2d6 level 0 lizardmen seeking
to become witch-doctors. Their intelligence scores will be above
average, but many will become discouraged from the rigorous
mental training and quit after 1d6 months. While in the
witch-doctor’s service, apprentices must be provided food and
lodging, but need not be paid wages. If the witch-doctor digs a
dungeon beneath or near his abode, monsters will start to arrive
to dwell within, followed shortly by adventurers seeking to
fight them, giving the character a chance of harvesting monster
parts. Witch-doctor’s abodes are otherwise identical to mage’s
sanctums, as detailed in the ACKS Campaign chapter.
At 11th level, a witch-doctor may learn and cast ritual arcane
spells of great power (7th, 8th, and 9th level), craft magical
constructs, and create magical cross-breeds. These rules are in
the Campaign chapter of the ACKS core book.
Witch Doctor Attack Throws
Staffs &
Wands Spells Level Attack Throw
11+ 12+ 1-2 10+
10+ 11+ 3-4 9+
9+ 10+ 5-6 8+
8+ 9+ 7-8 7+
9-10 6+
11-12 5+
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Experience Title Level Hit Dice Damage Bonus
0 Grunt 1 1d10 +1
3,500 Brawler 2 2d10 +1
7,000 Fist 3 3d10 +2
14,000 Brave 4 4d10 +2
28,000 Brute 5 5d10 +2
56,000 Savage 6 6d10 +3
110,000 Reaver 7 7d10 +3
220,000 Ravager 8 8d10 +3
390,000 Brutal Warlord 9 9d10 +4
560,000 Brutal Warlord, 10th level 10 9d10+2* +4
730,000 Juggernaut 11 9d8+4* +4
* Hit point modifiers from Constitution are ignored.

Lizardman Witch-Doctor Proficiency List: Alertness, MOG BRUTE

Alchemy, Alien Lore, Alien Intuition, Battle Magic, Beast
Friendship, Black Lore of Sakkara (Zahar), Contemplation,
Craft, Diplomacy, Elementalism, Engineering, Familiar, Healing,
Illusion Resistance, Knowledge, Language, Loremastery,
Magical Engineering, Mapping, Mystic Aura, Naturalism,
Quiet Magic, Performance, Prestidigitation, Profession, Sensing
Power, Soothsaying , Transmogrification, Unflappable Casting.
Template: Fortune Teller
Proficiencies: Alchemy, Soothsaying
Starting Equipment: Reed backpack, spear with feather markings,
shortbow, quiver with 20 arrows, 5 silver-
tipped arrows, carved silver dagger, woven
blanket, 10 wax candles, iron rations for a
week, 50’ rope, spell book with the Sleep
spell, tinder box, water skin, tribal leathers
and decorations, pouch with 11sp
Fortune Teller Template: This pre-generated template
represents a lizardman witch-doctor of the kind common
in the bazaars of Cibola and the markets of cities in Sakkara
and Kanahu, skilled in brewing potions and telling people’s
fortune. The template is ready for adventure. However, if your
witch-doctor’s INT is 13 or greater, you may pick one or more
additional general proficiencies before play if you’d like.
Prime Requisite: STR, CON
Requirements: STR 10, CON 10, INT less than 10
Hit Dice: 1d10
Maximum Level: 11
Savage yet noble, brutal yet heroic, the mog hails from the
forested mountains of northern Kanahu. He resembles a
massive human – standing two and a half meters high – covered
with fur and possessing great might. Curiously enough, he is
a mammal, like men and cats, but unlike any other creature
in Kanahu. The mog is a creation of the breeding vats of the
Visitors. Experimenting with human abductees, they triggered
dormant genetic sequences in them, recalling many of their
ancestral ape traits. The Visitors’ goal in this case was to produce
a strong foot-soldier and bodyguard to supplement their
dwindling robot armies. Some mogs do serve in this function,
but many others have escaped into the mountains where they
lead a primitive existence.
Mog brutes are monstrously powerful combatants. At first level,
a mog brute hits an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw
of 10+. Thereafter he advances in attack throws by one point
every level of experience up until 9th level (i.e. he fights as a
monster). He advances in saving throws as a normal fighter, by
two points every three levels of experience. Like a fighter, a mog
brute increases his base damage roll from successful missile and
melee attacks by +1 at 1st level and by an additional +1 at 3rd,
6th, and 9th level. He may also perform one cleave attack per
each level of experience.
A mog brute, as his name suggests, is renowned for his brutality.
An unarmed mog can perform the Wrestling, Knock Down,

Mog Brute Saving Throws Mog Brute Attack Throws

Petrification & Poison & Blast & Staffs &
Level Paralysis Death Breath Wands Spells Level Attack Throw
1 15+ 14+ 16+ 16+ 17+ 1 10+
2-3 14+ 13+ 15+ 15+ 16+ 2 9+
4 13+ 12+ 14+ 14+ 15+ 3 8+
5-6 12+ 11+ 13+ 13+ 14+ 4 7+
7 11+ 10+ 12+ 12+ 13+ 5 6+
8-9 10+ 9+ 11+ 11+ 12+ 6 5+
10 9+ 8+ 10+ 10+ 11+ 7 4+
11 8+ 7+ 9+ 9+ 10+ 8 3+
9-11 2+
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and Sunder special maneuvers (ACKS Chapter 6) at no attack Feral Savage Template: This pre-generated template represents
penalty, representing great might and brutality in hand-to-hand a savage mog brute who came from the wilds to seek his
combat. Furthermore, he possesses bone-breaking strength. fame and fortune – and rip arms from people – in (relative)
The mog does 1d6-1 points of damage with his unarmed attacks, civilization. The template is ready for adventure.
and may make two attacks per round when unarmed. When the
character reaches 5th level, his natural attacks become capable of
harming creatures only harmed by magical weapons. The mog NECROMANCER
can also enter a fighting fury at will; while furious, the character Prime Requisite: WIS
gains a +2 bonus to damage rolls and becomes immune to fear. Requirements: WIS 9, must be Chaotic
Hit Dice: 1d4
However, the character cannot retreat from combat. Once it
Maximum Level: 14
has begun, a fighting fury cannot be ended until combat ends.
In common parlance, a “necromancer” is simply a spellcaster,
Finally, the mog is skilled in pugilism and thus knows how to
archetypically a mage, who specializes in spells related to the
defend himself in a brawl even when not wearing armor. When
dead and death. However, a true necromancer is not a mage,

unarmored, the mog enjoys a +1 bonus to his armor class at 1st
level, which increases to +2 when he reaches 7th level.
At 9th level (Brutal Warlord), a mog brute can build a war camp
and attract fighters, both mog and human, with his sheer battle
prowess. When he does so, up to 1d4+1x10 0th level human
mercenaries and 1d6 mog brutes of 1st-3rd level will come to
apply for jobs and training. If hired, they must be paid standard
rates for mercenaries. A mog’s war camp is otherwise identical
to a fighter’s castle, as detailed in the ACKS Campaign chapter.
Mog Brute Proficiency List: Acrobatics, Alertness,
Ambushing, Berserkergang, Blind Fighting, Climbing, Combat
Reflexes, Command, Dungeon Bashing, Endurance, Gambling,
Intimidation, Kin-Slaying, Manual of Arms, Military Strategy,
Performance, Precise Shooting, Running, Skirmishing, Survival,
Swashbuckling, Tracking, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus.
Template: Feral Savage
Proficiencies: Combat Reflexes, Survival
Starting Equipment: Hide armor, dagger, two-handed club, crude
backpack, 5 torches, 2, leather water skin,
weeks’ of smoke dinosaur meat, hand-woven
rope, 15gp
Races/Classes
but a specialized cleric of Pazuzu (known in Sakkara as Apep),
the evil god of Undead and Sorcery. Such vile priests seek to
transcend death, and raise mighty armies of the dead to conquer
lands for the glory of their undead god. These villainous priests
are typically behind all sorts of terrible events, from the theft
of corpses from their graves to plagues and outbreaks of
walking dead. Many a lich started its horrid journey as a lowly
necromancer of Pazuzu, eventually cheating death and pursuing
an unliving existence beyond the grave. More generally, a
necromancer may represent the servants of any Chaotic god of
the Dead and/or of Undeath.
Necromancers seek to master life and death, and thus study
combat, though not as intensely as fighters. At 1st level, they hit
an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of 10+. They
advance in attack throws and saving throws by two points every
four levels of experience. Necromancers may only use swords,
daggers (including sickles, which use the stats for a short
sword), bows, and crossbows, and may only wear leather armor
or lighter. They may not use shields but may either use a single
one-handed weapon, two weapons, or a two-handed weapon.
They gain one Cleave attack every two levels. They progress in
saving throws and Proficiencies as clerics.

Necromancer Level Progression Spell Progression

Experience Title Level Hit Dice Abilities 1 2 3 4 5
0 Corpse Stealer 1 1d4 Climb walls, hide in shadows, - - - - -
move silently
1,250 Acolyte 2 2d4 1 - - - -
2,500 Necromancer 3 3d4 Dark blessing 2 - - - -
5,000 Dread Curate 4 4d4 2 1 - - -
10,000 Dread Vicar 5 5d4 Secrets of the dark arts, magic research (minor) 2 2 - - -
20,000 Dread Rector 6 6d4 2 2 1 1 -
40,000 Dread Prelate 7 7d4 After the flesh 2 2 2 1 1
80,000 Dread Bishop 8 8d4 3 3 2 2 1
180,000 Dread Necromancer 9 9d4 Necropolis, magic research 3 3 3 2 2
280,000 Dread Necromancer, 10th Level 10 9d4+1* 4 4 3 3 2
380,000 Dread Necromancer, 11th Level 11 9d4+2* Magic research (advanced) 4 4 4 3 3
480,000 Dread Necromancer, 12th Level 12 9d4+3* 5 5 4 4 3
580,000 Dread Necromancer, 13th Level 13 9d4+4* 5 5 5 4 3
680,000 King of the Dead 14 9d4+5* 6 5 5 5 4
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necromancer may control undead as a Chaotic cleric of his
level. Starting at 2nd level, he gains the ability to cast divine
spells using the spell list below.
At 3rd level (Necromancer), the necromancer is gifted with the
blessing of the dead by Pazuzu. This grants him immunity to all
non-magical poisons and diseases, as well as to magical diseases
transmitted by undead.
At 5th level (Dread Vicar), the necromancer learns secrets of
the dark arts. If the character casts spells that require a saving
throw vs. Death, his targets suffer a -2 penalty on the save.
When the character casts necromantic spells (such as animate
dead), the spell effects are calculated as if he were two class levels
higher than his actual level of experience. He may also conduct
necromantic research as if he were two class levels higher than
actual. When a necromancer reaches 5th level he may also begin
to research spells, scribe scrolls, and brew potions.
When the necromancer reaches 7th level (Dread Prelate), the
dark embrace of Pazuzu allows the necromancer to transcend
death. He gains the after the flesh ability. If transformed into
Necromancer Thief Skills intelligent undead at or after this level, the necromancer retains
his class abilities. Once transformed, the necromancer may
Hide in
Level Move Silently Shadows Climb Walls continue to advance in Hit Dice without limit, even past his
class’s maximum level. A 1 HD undead necromancer requires
1 17+ 19+ 6+
4,000 XP to advance to 2 HD, and the amount of XP required
2 16+ 18+ 5+
to advance as an undead doubles with each HD thereafter
3 15+ 17+ 5+
(round values greater than 20,000 XP to the nearest 1,000). All
4 14+ 16+ 4+
of the necromancer’s class abilities will continue to progress to a
5 13+ 15+ 4+
maximum of 14th level.
6 12+ 14+ 4+
7 10+ 12+ 3+ Upon attaining 9th level (Dread Necromancer), a necromancer
8 8+ 10+ 3+ may establish or build a necropolis. A necromancer who founds
9 6+ 8+ 3+ a necropolis will be joined by 1d2x10 1st level necromancers and
10 4+ 6+ 3+ 1d6x30 normal men who worship Pazuzu. Every year 80% of
11 2+ 4+ 2+ the previous year’s trainees will either run away in terror or die
12 2+ 3+ 2+ horribly, and 1d6x20 normal men will come in to replace them.
13 1+ 2+ 1+ A normal man in training typically takes 2 years to become a
14 1+ 1+ 1+
1st level necromancer. A necromancer’s necropolis otherwise
functions as a priestess’

A necromancer’s early career typically revolves around the
theft of corpses and various sorts of unsavory and proscribed
research, so every necromancer knows how to move undetected
and enter places he is not allowed to. A necromancer may move
silently, hide in shadows, and climb walls as a thief of his level.
At 9th level, a necromancer is also able to create more powerful
magic items such as weapons, rings, and staffs. He will also
be able to cast ritual spells of a necromantic nature, create
necromantic servants and even become undead himself, assisted
by his after the flesh ability.

Necromancer Attacks & Saving Throws

Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1-2 13+ 10+ 16+ 13+ 15+ 10+
3-4 10+ 7+ 13+ 10+ 12+ 9+
5-6 9+ 6+ 12+ 9+ 11+ 8+
7-8 8+ 5+ 11+ 8+ 10+ 7+
9-10 7+ 4+ 10+ 7+ 9+ 6+
11-12 6+ 3+ 9+ 6+ 8+ 5+
13-14 5+ 2+ 8+ 5+ 7+ 4+

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Divine Spell List (Necromancer)

First Level Divine Spells Second Level Divine Spells Third Level Divine Spells
1 Cause Fear 1 Bane 1 Charm Person
2 Command Word 2 Choking Grip 2 Continual Light*
3 Cure Light Wounds* 3 Deathless Minion 3 Detect Curse*
4 Detect Evil* 4 Find Traps 4 Glyph of Warding
5 Detect Magic 5 Hold Person 5 Levitate
6 Detect Undead 6 Obscuring Cloud 6 Necromantic Potence
7 Light* 7 Resist Fire 7 Prayer
8 Protection from Good* 8 Shimmer 8 Remove Curse*
9 Resist Cold 9 Silence 15' radius 9 Speak with Dead
10 Trance 10 Spiritual Weapon 10 Sphere of Invisibility

Races/Classes
Fourth Level Divine Spells Fifth Level Divine Spells
1 Animate Dead 1 Charm Monster
2 Control Undead 2 Command Person
3 Cure Serious Wounds* 3 Commune
4 Dispel Magic 4 Contact Other Plane
5 Divination 5 Fear
6 Fate 6 Flame Strike
7 Neutralize Poison* 7 Insect Plague
8 Nondetection 8 Quest*
9 Protection from Good, sustained* 9 Strength of Mind*
10 Tongues 10 True Seeing
* Denotes a reversible spell. Italics denotes a spell from the Player’s Companion.

At 11th level, a necromancer may learn and cast ritual divine
spells of great power (6th and 7th level), and craft magical
constructs such as golems and animated statues. These activities
are explained in the Campaign chapter of the ACKS core book.
Necromancer Proficiency List: Alchemy, Alien Lore,
Alien Intuition, Apostasy, Arcane Dabbling, Battle Magic,
Contemplation, Diplomacy, Divine Blessing, Divine Health,
Endurance, Familiar, Illusion Resistance, Knowledge,
Loremastery, Magical Engineering, Magical Music, Mystic
Aura, Naturalism, Prestidigitation, Profession, Prophecy, Quiet
Magic, Sensing Good, Sensing Power, Theology, Unflappable
Casting, Wakefulness.
Template: Corpse Thief
Proficiencies: Quiet Magic, Mapping
Starting Equipment: Black leather backpack, dark cassock,
darkened leather armor, Kris dagger,
crossbow with 20 bolts, woven blanket,
unholy four-winged idol of Pazuzu, 1 week’s
iron ration, 50’ rope, tinder box, wine skin,
46cp
Corpse Thief template: This pre-generated template represents
a necromancer out to rob tombs of their bodies in order to gain
new corpses for his dark purposes, stealing, on the side, any
magical treasure present in the tombs. The template is ready for
adventure. However, if your necromancer’s INT is 13 or greater,
you may pick one or more additional general proficiencies
before play if you’d like (see Starting Proficiencies in ACKS
Chapter 4).
NEPHIL
Prime Requisite: INT
Requirements: DEX 10, INT 10, CON less than 16
Hit Dice: 1d4
Maximum Level: 11
The enigmatic Visitors came from beyond the stars to pursue
ends unknown on Kanahu. As part of their mysterious mission,
from time to time they abduct ordinary humans (and, less
frequently, lizardmen, geckomen, or even bugmen) to perform
experiments on them. Males are usually dissected and disposed
of, but female captives may be impregnated with hybrid fetuses,
created by eldritch rituals in the Visitors’ alien laboratories.
These Nephilim, half human and half Visitor, grow up to be
eccentric outsiders, belonging to neither the terrestrial world
nor the alien realms. Some are later retrieved by their alien
sires to serve an unfathomable higher purpose, but many are
abandoned.
The Visitors have visited many worlds. Thus, any ACKS
setting where science-fiction and/or science-fantasy content is
appropriate may have Visitor and with them, Nephilim. The
Nephilim class does, however, rely on the existence of alien
artifacts in the setting, without which several of its abilities lose
their usefulness. Therefore, the class is most appropriate in a
setting where such technology is in use, at least as treasure.
Nephilim are usually somewhat shorter than ordinary humans,
rarely standing taller than 5’, slight of build, with greyish skin
and oily hair, usually black but sometimes red. Their alien
heritage marks all Nephilim with large, almond-shaped multi-
faceted eyes, similar to those of their Visitor progenitors, and
with an instinctive knack for deciphering alien technology.
While sometimes shunned by superstitious humans, their alien
origin is a great boon for the Nephilim, who may work wonders
with their unique combination of alien tech and arcane magic.
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Nephil Level Progression Spell Progression

Find/
Open Remove
Experience Title Level Hit Dice Abilities Lock Traps 1 2 3 4 5 6
0 Outcast 1 1d4 Arcane spellcasting 18+ 18+ 1 - - - - -
3,525 Mutant 2 2d4 17+ 17+ 2 - - - - -
7,050 Alien Spawn 3 3d4 16+ 16+ 2 1 - - - -
14,100 Alienist 4 4d4 15+ 15+ 2 2 - - - -
28,200 Weird 5 5d4 Magic research (minor) 14+ 14+ 2 2 1 - - -
56,400 Telepath 6 6d4 12+ 13+ 2 2 2 - - -
110,000 Psychic 7 7d4 10+ 11+ 3 2 2 1 - -
220,000 Mentalist 8 8d4 8+ 9+ 3 3 2 2 - -
425,000 Alien Lord 9 9d4 Alienage, magic 6+ 7+ 3 3 3 2 1 -

Races/Classes
research
630,000 Alien Lord, 10th level 10 9d4+1* 4+ 5+ 3 3 3 3 2 -
836,000 Alien Overlord 11 9d4+2* Magic research (adv.) 3+ 3+ 4 3 3 3 2 1
*Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored

Nephilim lack the physique or temperament for heavy
fighting, but given their outcast status they do learn to defend
themselves against prejudiced mobs. At first level, Nephilim hit
an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of 10+. They
advance in attack throws by two points every four levels of
experience (i.e. the same as thieves), but use the saving throw
progression of mages. They may use leather armor, as well as all
light technological armors, and may cast spells while in armor.
They may fight with any one-handed melee weapon, as well as
all missile weapons, and may use any magical and technological
items usable by mages and thieves.
Because of their alien heritage and well-developed intellect,
Nephilim have a knack for mechanical contraptions, and may
open locks, find traps, and remove traps as thieves of their
level. Nephilim are also highly tuned to their surroundings and
enjoy sharp alien senses that grant a +1 bonus to avoid surprise
and a +4 bonus on any proficiency throws to hear noises and
detect secret doors. With a proficiency throw of 18+ a Nephil
can notice secret doors with just casual observation.
Thanks to the genes inherited from their telepathic alien
progenitors, Nephilim may use ESP (as per the spell) every 8
hours, with a casting time of 1 round. They have a telepathic
ability to perceive intentions and always know the exact
reaction result (Hostile, Unfriendly, etc.) of creatures they
interact with, even if the creatures attempt to lie or conceal their
intentions. Creatures with a CHA greater than the character’s
WIS are immune to this power, though the character will know
they are immune.
Nephilim possess an instinctive knowledge – an inborn alien
lore - of Visitor technology, and thus have the equivalent of
the Alien Lore proficiency in weapons, armor, and chemicals.
Nephilim can achieve On-the-Spot Understanding of an alien
artifact from these three categories on a proficiency throw of 7+,
and only suffer mishaps on a natural 1 in those categories. They
can rely on their subconscious alien intuition to achieve On-
the-Spot Understanding with all other types of alien tech on a
proficiency throw of 11+ (with mishaps only on a 1). Their alien
intuition also grants them a +1 bonus on all research throws
related to alien technology.
Nephilim have the occult running through their inhuman
blood, and thus may learn and cast arcane spells as mages of
their level. The number and levels of spells the Nephil can use
in a single day is summarized on the Nephil Spell Progression
table. Like a mage, the Nephil’s spell selection is limited to the
spells in his repertoire. A Nephil’s repertoire can include a
number of spells up to the number and level of spells listed for
his level, increased by his Intelligence bonus.
When a Nephil reaches 5th level (Weird), he may begin to
research spells, scribe magical scrolls, and brew potions.
When a Nephil reaches 9th level (Alien Lord), he is able to
create more powerful magic items such as weapons, rings, and
staffs.
At 9th level a Nephil may also build an alienage, usually a well-
hidden underground vault. He will then attract 1d6 Nephilim
apprentices of 1st -3rd level plus 2d6 level 0 Nephilim seeking
to learn how to better master their in-born alien potential. Their
intelligence scores will be above average, but many will become
discouraged from the rigorous mental training and quit after
1d6 months. While in the Nephil’s service, apprentices must
be provided food and lodging, but need not be paid wages.

Nephil Saving Throws Nephil Attack Throws

Petrification & Poison & Blast & Staffs &
Level Paralysis Death Breath Wands Spells Level Attack Throw
1-3 13+ 13+ 15+ 11+ 12+ 1-2 10+
4-6 12+ 12+ 14+ 10+ 11+ 3-4 9+
7-9 11+ 11+ 13+ 9+ 10+ 5-6 8+
10-11 10+ 10+ 12+ 8+ 9+ 7-8 7+
9-10 6+
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monsters will start to arrive to dwell within, followed shortly
by adventurers seeking to fight them, giving the character a
chance of harvesting monster parts. A Nephilim’s alienage
otherwise functions as a mage’s sanctum, as detailed in the
ACKS Campaigns chapter.
At 11th level, a Nephil may learn and cast ritual arcane spells of
great power (7th, 8th, and 9th level), craft magical constructs,
and create magical cross-breeds. If chaotic, the Nephil may
create necromantic servants and become undead.
Due to their alien nature, Nephilim suffer a -1 penalty to the
reactions, loyalty, and morale of humans, lizardmen, bugmen,
and geckomen, but gain a +1 bonus to the reactions, loyalty, and
morale of Nephilim and pure-blood Visitors.
Nephil Proficiency List: Alchemy, Alertness, Battle Magic,
Beast Friendship, Black Lore of Sakkara (Zahar), Blind Fighting,
Combat Reflexes, Combat Trickery (disarm, incapacitate),
Contortionism, Elementalism, Familiar, Fighting Style,
Intimidation, Loremastery, Magical Engineering, Mystic Aura,
Passing Without Trace, Precise Shooting, Prestidigitation,
Quiet Magic, Running, Sensing Power, Skirmishing,
Skulking, Swashbuckling, Unflappable Casting, Trap Finding,
Wakefulness, Weapon Focus, Weapon Finesse.
Template: Outsider
Proficiencies: Loremastery, Disguise
Starting Equipment: Shabby backpack, worn leather armor, short
sword, round shield, shortbow, quiver with
20 arrows, rough dark cassock, long hooded
cloak, patched blanket, iron rations for 1
week, spell book with Sleep spell, tinderbox,
waterskin, set of Thieves’ Tools, purse with
21gp
Outsider template: This pre-generated template represents
a Nephil cast out of his or her native community, traveling
the roads, picking up odd knowledge, and hiding his or
her supernatural capabilities well. The template is ready for
adventure. However, if your Nephil’s INT is 13 or greater, you
may pick one or more additional general proficiencies before
play (see Starting Proficiencies in ACKS Chapter 4).
TERRAN COSMONAUT
Prime Requisites: INT and CON
Requirements: INT 10, CON 10
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 12
Men and women from Terra sometimes end up trapped on
Kanahu. They might have been teleported there by a freak
physics experiment, or perhaps their space capsule fell through
a wormhole and ended up in Kanahu orbit. Educated and
enlightened believers in science and reason, Terrans are
utterly alien to this barbaric world of savagery, idolatry, and
superstition, and thus (for game purposes) constitute a “race”
of their own.
The Terran cosmonaut class represents an elite military pilot
or astronaut from the 20th or 21st century who has crashed on
Kanahu. For ease of play, the Terran cosmonaut class assumes
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least the rudiments of the local language.
Terran Cosmonaut Level Progression
Experience Title Level Hit Dice
0 Spaceman 1 1d6
2,600 Spaceman, 1st class 2 2d6
4,500 Space Lieutenant 3 3d6
9,000 Space Captain 4 4d6
18,000 Space Major 5 5d6
36,000 Space Colonel 6 6d6
72,000 Space Brigadier 7 7d6
144,000 Space General 8 8d6
274,000 Star Lord 9 9d6
404,000 Star Lord, 10th level 10 9d6+2*
534,000 Star Lord, 11th level 11 9d6+4*
664,000 Director General 12 9d6+6*
* Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored
In the harsh environs of Kanahu, Terran cosmonauts reveal
an aptitude for combat. At first level, Terran Cosmonauts hit
an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw of 10+. They
advance in attack throws and saving throws by two points every
three levels of experience (i.e. the same as fighters). They may
use any weapons and wear any armor. They can fight with a
weapon in each hand, with a weapon and shield, or with a two-
handed weapon. They may perform one cleave attack per level
of experience.
Every cosmonaut is by nature a daredevil and immune to
natural and magical fear. As a result of careful recruitment and
specialized training, the Terran cosmonaut has the right stuff to
succeed in dangerous situations. Anytime he is reduced to one-
half his maximum hit points or less during an encounter, the
cosmonaut immediately gains a +1 bonus to armor class, attack
throws, proficiency throws, saving throws, and initiative rolls.
The bonus lasts until the end of the encounter (10 minutes) or
until he is healed, whichever comes later. Due to his extensive
firearms training, he gains a +1 bonus to attack throws when
using technological ranged weapons such as pistols, rifles, and
launchers.
However, the cosmonaut’s greatest strength is not his military
prowess but rather his technological acumen. Because of his
scientific mindset, advanced education, and familiarity with
advanced technology, the cosmonaut seems almost like an alien
sorcerer to a typical Kanahi savage.
As a trained pilot, a cosmonaut begins play with the Alien Lore
(vehicles) proficiency. He is also familiar with technology,
capable of quickly recognizing and examining devices such as
weapons, tools, and machines in a scientific manner. He can
achieve On the Spot Understanding with all alien technology on
a proficiency throw of 11+ (with mishaps only on a 1). Because
of his scientific mindset, he can use alien technology as if he
were an arcane spellcaster. (See the New Proficiencies section on
p. 17 and the Technology rules on p. 94 for more details.) Finally,
he is trained in modern thought, with its emphasis on causal
determinism, materialism, and empiricism, granting him a +3
bonus on saving throws against enchantments and illusions.
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Terran Cosmonaut Attacks & Saving Throws

Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1 15+ 14+ 16+ 16+ 17+ 10+
2-3 14+ 13+ 15+ 15+ 16+ 9+
4 13+ 12+ 14+ 14+ 15+ 8+
5-6 12+ 11+ 13+ 13+ 14+ 7+
7 11+ 10+ 12+ 12+ 13+ 6+
8-9 10+ 9+ 11+ 11+ 12+ 5+
10 9+ 8+ 10+ 10+ 11+ 4+
11-12 8+ 7+ 9+ 9+ 10+ 3+

Terran Cosmonauts do not start the game with the standard Terran Cosmonaut Proficiency List: Acrobatics, Alertness,

allotment of gold. Instead, their space capsule includes advanced
survival supplies, as follows:
• Flight Suit - treat as a Visitor environment suit but with
double weight.
• Flashlight – as bullseye lamp but heatless. Battery provides
power for up to 12 hours of operation.
• Radio – none of the natives has a radio set, but using this
radio might attract the attention of Visitors.
• First-aid kit – has enough supplies for 1d6 uses. When using
it, increase the character’s effective Healing proficiency by
1. For example, a cosmonaut without any first aid training
will function as if he has Healing 1 when using the kit.
• Emergency rations enough to feed one person for 8 days.
• Canteen with 1 liter of water. Refillable, of course.
• 10 water purification pills (see the technology chapter of
this book).
• Machete – treat as Short Sword.
• Folding knife – for field use, too small for combat.
• Pistol with 3 magazines – each with 10 rounds.
• Sewing kit.
• Match box with 20 matches (start fire automatically).
• Fishing kit.
• Wire saw.
• 3 flares – used for illumination (each as torch; lasts for 1
hour) and attracting attention.
When a Terran Cosmonaut attains 9th level (Star Lord), he can
establish a forward base on Kanahu. When he does so, up to
1d4+1x10 0th level human mercenaries and 1d6 human fighters
of 1st-3rd level will come to apply for jobs and training. If hired,
they must be paid standard rates for mercenaries. Forward bases
camps are otherwise identical to fighters’ castles, as detailed in
the Campaign chapter of the ACKS Rulebook.
Races/Classes
Alien Lore, Blind Fighting, Combat Reflexes, Combat Trickery
(disarm, force back, knock down, overrun, sunder), Command,
Dungeon Bashing, Endurance, Engineering, Fighting Style,
Gambling, Intimidation, Knowledge (Any), Leadership, Manual
of Arms, Military Strategy, Precise Shooting, Riding, Running,
Siege Engineering, Skirmishing, Survival, Swashbuckling,
Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus.
Template: Capsule Pilot
Proficiencies: Engineering, Survival
Starting Equipment: As noted above
Capsule Pilot template: This pre-generated template represents
a spaceman trained in science and survival who crashed on
Kanahu. The template is ready for adventure. However, if your
Terran Cosmonaut’s INT is 13 or greater, you may pick one or
more additional general proficiencies before play (see Starting
Proficiencies in ACKS Chapter 4).
TERRAN STARMAN
Prime Requisites: INT and CON
Requirements: INT 10, CON 10
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 11
Centuries after the Cosmonaut rode fire to the sky, Terra took
to the stars with fusion rockets and transdimensional jump
drives. This gave rise to Starmen – hardy explorers who piloted
starships to strange new worlds to claim them in the name of
Mother Terra. The Starman is familiar with the Visitors – Terra’s
old enemies - and their technology, as well as with the advanced
science and technology of 23rd Century humanity. While he
has neither the martial prowess of a born and bred barbarian
warrior nor a sorcerer’s eldritch might, he is incredibly educated
in Kanahi standards – on par with the highest sages and often
surpassing them. Trained in science and rational thought, he
uses his knowledge and sharp mind to survive in this hostile
land of monsters and magic.
The Terran Starman class represents characters who hail
from the futuristic Terran Navy. For ease of play, the Terran
cosmonaut class assumes that, while the character recently
came from Terra, he learned at least the rudiments of the local
language. All Terran Starmen also know the Visitor language.
Starmen know how to defend themselves, although they tend
to lack the instinctive prowess of the earlier cosmonauts. At first
level, starmen hit an unarmored foe (AC 0) with an attack throw
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Experience Title Level Hit Dice Find/Remove Traps Open Locks Damage Bonus
0 Starman 1 1d6 18+ 18+ +1
2,400 Able Starman 2 2d6 17+ 17+ +1
4,800 Ensign 3 3d6 16+ 16+ +2
9,600 Lieutenant 4 4d6 15+ 15+ +2
19,000 Lieutenant Commander 5 5d6 14+ 14+ +2
38,000 Commander 6 6d6 13+ 12+ +3
76,000 Captain 7 7d6 12+ 10+ +3
152,000 Commodore 8 8d6 11+ 8+ +3
272,000 Admiral 9 9d6 9+ 6+ +4
392,000 Admiral, 10th level 10 9d6+2* 7+ 4+ +4
512,000 Grand Admiral 11 9d6+4* 5+ 3+ +4
* Hit point modifiers from constitution are ignored

Terran Starman Attacks & Saving Throws

Petrification &
Level Paralysis Poison & Death Blast & Breath Staffs & Wands Spells Attack Throw
1-2 13+ 13+ 16+ 14+ 15+ 10+
3-4 12+ 12+ 15+ 13+ 14+ 9+
5-6 11+ 11+ 14+ 12+ 13+ 8+
7-8 10+ 10+ 13+ 11+ 12+ 7+
9-10 9+ 9+ 12+ 10+ 11+ 6+
11 8+ 8+ 11+ 9+ 10+ 5+

of 10+. They advance in attack throws and saving throws by two
points every four levels of experience (i.e. the same as thieves).
They may use any missile weapons and any one-handed melee
weapons. They are not trained in the use of shields, but may use
two weapons at once or a single two-handed weapon. They may
perform one cleave attack per 2 levels of experience.
However, starmen are experts in advanced science. Every
starman is familiar with technology, capable of quickly
recognizing and examining devices such as weapons, tools, and
machines in a scientific manner. He can achieve On the Spot
Understanding with all alien technology on a proficiency throw
of 11+ (with mishaps only on a 1). He has also received advanced
technology training in weapons, armor, and starship systems.
Every starman begins play with the Alien Lore (vehicles), Alien
Lore (weapons), and Alien Lore (armor) proficiencies. Because
of his scientific mindset, he can use alien technology as if he
were an arcane spellcaster. (See the New Proficiencies section on
p. 17 and the Technology rules on p. 94 for more details.) Finally,
a starman is trained in modern thought, with its emphasis on
causal determinism, materialism, and empiricism, granting
him a +3 bonus on saving throws against enchantments and
illusions.
Prior to departing for outer space, every starman also chooses
a branch of service that provides additional training and
equipment. Each branch grants one custom power and two
bonus proficiencies. There are five branches available to a
starman: Command, Engineering, Medical, Science, and
Tactical. The Judge can create additional branches if desired.
Command Branch
Command branch trains the leaders of the Terran Navy,
instilling them with the confidence they need to lead the future’s
finest fighting force.
Branch Power: The starman can inspire exceptional
performance. Inspiring exceptional performance requires a few
moments of oration (one round) and grants the starman’s allies
within a 50’ radius a +1 bonus to initiative rolls, attack throws,
and proficiency throws for 10 minutes (1 turn). He can inspire
exceptional performance in any given character once per day
per class level.
Branch Proficiencies: Command, Leadership
Engineering Branch
This branch of service trains the resourceful technicians of the
Terran Navy how to use, operate, repair, and maintain advanced
technology.
Branch Power: The starman has engineering aptitude. He can
repair technological devices in one-half the normal time for
one-half the normal cost in spare parts. (See p. 97 for details on
repairing technological devices.)
Branch Proficiencies: Alien Lore (robots), Engineering
Medical Branch
The medical branch recruits and trains empathic, diligent
starmen to be doctors, nurses, and field medics.
Branch Power: The starman has received broad-spectrum
inoculations against pathogens. He is immune to all forms of
disease, including magical diseases caused by spells, mummies,
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Branch Proficiencies: Alien Lore (chemicals), Healing (This
represents a starman trained just as a field medic – for a full-
fledged physician the starman will need to spend two additional
proficiency slots.)
Science Branch
This branch selects for highly intelligent starmen to receive
instruction in fields such as xenobiology, hyperspace physics,
and quantum communications.
Branch Power: The starman can analyze data to help determine
the most favorable course of action. Analyzing data requires
one turn (10 minutes) and the starman must have access to a
multiscanner. Analyzing data will provide the starman with
When a Terran Starman attains 9th level (Admiral), he can
establish a research facility on Kanahu. 2d6 thieves, eager to
profit from his technical knowledge, of 1st level, will offer to
work for him. If hired, they must be paid standard rates for
ruffians. A Terran Starman’s research facility follows the rules
for hideouts detailed in the Hideouts & Hijinks section of
Chapter 7 of the ACKS core-book.
Terran Starman Proficiency List: Acrobatics, Alertness,
Alien Lore, Blind Fighting, Combat Reflexes, Combat Trickery
(disarm, force back, knock down, overrun, sunder), Command,
Diplomacy, Dungeon Bashing, Endurance, Engineering,
Fighting Style, Gambling, Intimidation, Knowledge (Any),
Leadership, Manual of Arms, Military Strategy, Precise

Races/Classes
useful information regarding a question concerning a specific Shooting, Riding, Running, Siege Engineering, Skirmishing,
goal, event, or activity that is to occur within one week. The Survival, Swashbuckling, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus.
future is ever-changing, so if the starman does not act on the
information, it will quickly become useless. To successfully Template: Star Hero (Command Branch)
analyze data the starman must make a proficiency throw of 8+. Proficiencies: Precise Shooting, Military Strategy
The proficiency throw is reduced by to 7+ at 9th level and 6+ at Starting Equipment: As noted above
12th level. Since over-analysis is never fruitful, a starman can
analyze data no more than once per day. Star Hero: This pre-generated template represents a space
Branch Proficiencies: Alien Lore (general devices), Naturalism explorer who boldly went where no man has gone before,
only to find himself stranded on Kanahu. The template is
Tactical Branch ready for adventure. However, if your Terran Starman’s INT
Tactical branch trains intrepid starmen in the use of advanced is 13 or greater, you may pick one or more additional general
weapon systems, security, and small unit tactics. proficiencies before play (see Starting Proficiencies in ACKS
Chapter 4).
Branch Power: The starman is a weapon systems expert. When
using technological ranged weapons, he can cleave once per
level (rather than once per two levels), and achieves critical hits
on an attack throw that exceeds the target value by 8 or more.
Branch Proficiencies: Alertness, Military Strategy
Terran Starmen do not start the game with the standard
allotment of gold. Instead, their escape pod includes advanced
technological tools, as follows (equivalent to Visitor equipment):
• Breather
• Environment Suit
• Multitool – an advanced multi-purpose technological tool
capable of functioning as Thieves’ Tools and various other
small tools (such as jewelry tools).
• Multiscanner
• Plasma Pistol
• 2 Energy Crystals
• 3 Panaceas
• 5 Wonder Meals
• 3 Glow Sticks.
Terran technology generally functions like Visitor technology,
albeit with cosmetic differences. For instance, a Terran plasma
pistol fires a different color of plasma bolt than its Visitor
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SWORD & SORCERY AND THE KANAHU
SETTING
Most classes in the ACKS core book and Player’s Companion fit
very well in a sword & sorcery milieu. The only exception are the
various demi-human classes, which are typically more befitting
a generic fantasy milieu. For the most part Elves, Dwarves, and
Gnomes, therefore, do not exist in the default Kanahu setting.
That said, if desired, in another setting these classes may be ‘re-
skinned’ to fit a sword & sorcery, and even a sword & planet
genre – Elves, for instance, may be recast as an ancient, sorcerous
race of men, such as Moorcock’s Melnibonéans, and Dwarves
may be re-imagined as any technologically-inclined but durable
species or group. The same goes with Nobirans (from the Player’s
Companion), who are not included in the Kanahu setting, but
who will fit many other sword & sorcery settings as those with
a divine or cosmic lineage, such as the various super-humans in
the science fantasy works of Jack Kirby.
THE BARBARIANS OF KANAHU
The table on p.13 of the ACKS Player’s Companion offers three
different variants of the Barbarian class, based on the various
uncivilized regions of the Auran Empire campaign setting. Here
we will provide three new Barbarian variants to suit the wilds of
Kanahu. The first comes from Enyom, dry and rocky wilderness
to the east of Kanahu proper, where sun-scorched but tireless
herders lead a life of semi-nomadism and constant inter-tribal
warfare. The second hails from Queddar, the harsh desert to the
southeast of Kanahu and the east of Sakkara; the desert nomads,
herders, traders and raiders of this sun-scorched land have by
now infiltrated most of Sakkara as well, replacing the dying
Sakkaran civilization with their renewed vigor. The third is from
Mala – the steaming jungle to the south of the lizardman lands
of Punt, where uncivilized men and lizardmen live together in
a primitive, if vigor-filled, existence between biting insects and
ferocious dinosaurs.

Region Natural Proficiency Weapons Permitted Fighting Styles Permitted

Enyom Endurance Battleaxe, club, dagger, great axe, hand axe, shortbow, sling, Weapon & shield, two-handed
spear, sword, two-handed sword weapon
Queddar Survival Composite bow, club, dagger, hand axe, javelin, lance, short Two-handed weapon, two
sword (scimitar), spear, staff, whip weapons
Mala Precise Shooting Bola, club, dart, dagger, hand axe, javelin, net, shortbow, short Weapon & shield, two weapons
sword, spear

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As noted in ACKS (p. 151), monsters with similar characteristics
are grouped into monster types. Barbarian Conquerors
introduces two new monster types (machines and plants). A
creature can belong to multiple types.
Machines are artificial creatures similar to golems but using the
strange mechanisms of the Visitors in lieu of magic. Since they
are technological constructs and not living beings, machines
are immune to poison or gases. However, they are vulnerable to
lightning damage and take double damage from any electricity-
based attack, such as the various lightning spells. Additionally,
any machine hit by an electricity attack must save vs. Paralysis
or have its electronics scrambled, rendering it unable to move
(except to hover) or use its weapons and special abilities on its
next initiative. Some machines have hardened electronics and
enjoy a +2 bonus to this saving throw. Even if autonomous,
machines possess a virtual intelligence that is unaffected by hold,
charm, or sleep spells.
Plants are sentient vegetable creatures. Plants are immune to
all charm, sleep, and hold spells, to stunning, and to poisons
not designed to work on plants. They are vulnerable to spells
that affect plants. Note that for game purposes, the plant type
includes fungi.
Type Monsters
Animal Anomalocarid, Dinosaur (all), Giant Frog,
Giant Constricting Viper, Monitor Lizard (all),
Terror Bird
Construct Serpentile Machine
Fantastic Creature Aboleth, Aranea, Choker, Chuul, Coatl,
Darkmantle, Deep One, Destrachan, Digester,
Gloom Crawler, Grick, Leviathan, Otyugh,
Roper
Humanoid Bugman, Crayman, Deep One Hybrid,
Ettercap, Geckoman, Lizardman,
Scorpionman, Serpentman, Toadman, Visitor
Machine Flying Saucer (all), Robot (all)
Plant Fungus (all), Shambling Mound, Tendriculos
Summoned Creature Shoggoth
Undead Allip, Ghast, Mohrg, Undead Serpentman
Vermin Giant Cockroach, Giant Mantis, Giant
Parasitic Wasp, Giant Slug, Phase Spider
MONSTER SPECIAL ABILITIES
Many of the monsters introduced in Barbarian Conquerors
have special attacks and abilities that impose conditions on their
targets. Conditions alter a creature’s capabilities in a variety of
ways. A condition lasts either until it is countered or for a duration
specified by the effect that imposed the condition. If multiple
effects impose the same condition on a creature, each instance
of the condition has its own duration, but the condition’s effects
don’t get worse unless otherwise noted. The following rules
help explain the conditions that apply to a creature while it is
subjected to some common special attacks. For ease of reference,
these details are usually repeated in the monster listing as well.
These rules are official updates and can be retroactively applied
to monsters in earlier ACKS products.
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Grab and Restrain
Many monster have a special ability to seize hold of their targets
and thereafter deal ongoing damage, restrain the target’s activities,
and move the target around. Monsters which completely pin
their targets have the grab ability while those who immobilize
their target have the restrain ability.
Grabbed: A grabbed creature cannot attack, cast spells, move, or
take any other action except to attempt to escape. While a creature
is grabbed, the opponent which grabbed it can automatically
deal damage on its initiative each round to the grabbed creature
without having to make an attack throw. Doing so counts as the
opponent’s attack with whatever natural weapon it has used to
grab the creature. The grabbed creature still receives a saving
throw against any special effects of the attack (such as poison,
etc.). A grabbed creature also has the vulnerable condition
while it is grabbed. The grabbed condition is ended immediately
when the grabbed creature escapes or when the creature which
grabbed it releases it.
Restrained: A restrained creature cannot move, but can still
attack, cast spells, take actions in lieu of attacking, or attempt to
escape. The opponent which restrained it can automatically deal
damage on its initiative each round to the restrained creature
without having to make an attack throw. Doing so counts as the
opponent’s attack with whatever special natural weapon it used
to restrain the creature. The restrained creature still receives a
saving throw against any special effects of the attack (such as
poison, etc.). A restrained creature also has the vulnerable
condition while it is restrained. Sometimes a creature can be
restrained by multiple causes (such as several tentacles); when
this occurs, the restrained creature suffers an additional -1
penalty on its attack throws for each additional cause of restraint,
in addition to the effects above. The restrained condition is ended
immediately when the restrained creature escapes or when the
creature which restrained it releases it. If restrained by multiple
causes, each must be escaped separately.
Vulnerable: A vulnerable creature gains no benefit to its AC
from its shield (if any). It can be ambushed or backstabbed by
creatures capable of doing so. All attack throws against vulnerable
creatures gain a +2 bonus, or a +4 bonus if the attacker ambushes
or backstabs the grabbed creature. The vulnerable creature
is dealt the attack’s ordinary damage, or the attack’s ordinary
damage multiplied by two or more from ambush or backstab.
Escaping from the Grabbed and Restrained Condition: The
grabbed and restrained conditions can be ended with a successful
escape. When attempting to escape from being grabbed, a
creature has to two options. First, it may attempt to slip free with
a saving throw versus Paralysis. Second, it may attempt to break
free with a proficiency throw to open doors. If the creature has
Contortionism proficiency, it gains a +4 bonus on either throw.
If the creature is grabbed or restrained by a large or imposing
creature, it may suffer a penalty on this throw. In either case, if
the throw succeeds, the creature has escaped.
When attempting to escape from being restrained, a creature may
in some cases have the option to slip free or break free, as above.
Sometimes the creature may also or instead have the option to
cut free by, e.g., slashing off the tentacle which is restraining it.
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amount of damage (noted in the monster’s description) to the
creature or appendage that has restrained it.
Swallowing Whole
If the optional Critical Hit rules are in effect, then a monster
capable of swallowing a target whole that deals a critical hit
may choose to swallow its target rather than roll on the Critical
Effects table.
MONSTER LISTINGS
ABOLETH
Aboleth Skum
% in Lair: 80% 25%
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (1) Brood (1d6)/Warband
(3d6 Broods)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (1) Brood (1d6)/Warband
(3d6 Broods)
Alignment: Chaotic Chaotic
Movement: 30’ (10’) 60’ (20’)
Swim: 180’ (60’) 120’ (40’)
Armor Class: 6 3
Hit Dice: 8+5**** 2+1
Attacks: 4 Tentacles Bite, 2 Claws
Damage: 1d6/1d6/1d6/1d6 1d6/1d4/1d4
Save: F8 F2
Morale: +2 +2
Treasure Type: Q, N None
XP: 2,600 35
The aboleths are old, unfathomable creatures, the product of
eons past. They were old when the serpentmen were young;
they might have been old even when this world was formed
from a stellar nebula. Where they came from remains a
mystery, as the aboleths themselves are tight-lipped about their
ultimate origin. But as each of them is old, their knowledge is
enormous. They spend entire ages in their underwater lairs,
brooding and plotting with endless patience. A single aboleth,
intelligent beyond the human ability to understand, is often
the mastermind of a massive conspiracy, spun across centuries
towards an end known only to its alien mind.
Physically, an aboleth a revolting green, pink-bellied, fish-like
amphibian found primarily in subterranean lakes and rivers or
abyssal ocean depths. Four pulsating blue-black orifices line the
bottom of its body, and secrete gray slime smelling like rancid
grease. Four long tentacles, used for grabbing, whipping, and
manipulating objects, erupt from its hideous torso. It uses its
tail for propulsion in the water and drags itself along with its
tentacles on land. The average aboleth weighs about 6,500
pounds, though some are vastly more corpulent.
In combat an aboleth will utilize its alien mind, as well as its
watery lair, to its advantage. Aboleth have the ability to use
each of the following spell-like abilities at will: ESP, hypnotic
pattern, phantasmal force, hallucinatory terrain. Three times
a day, an aboleth can enslave a living creature within 30’. The
creature must succeed on a saving throw vs. Spells or become the
aboleth’s mental thrall. An enslaved creature obeys the aboleth’s
telepathic commands until freed by remove curse; if not freed,
it can attempt a new saving throw vs. Spells each day to break
itself free. The thrall immediately breaks free if the aboleth dies
or travels more than 1 mile from its thrall.
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A blow from an aboleth’s tentacle can cause a terrible affliction.
Any creature hit must succeed on a saving throw vs. Polymorph
or begin to transform over the next 1d4+1 minutes, its skin
gradually becoming a clear, slimy membrane. Once transformed,
the creature must remain moistened with cool, fresh water
or take 1d12 points of damage every turn (10 minutes). The
transformation also reduces the creature’s armor class by 1
(but never to less than 0). A cure disease spell, if cast before
the transformation is complete, will restore an afflicted creature
to normal. After the transformation is complete, however, only
restore life and limb or ritual magic may cure the affliction.
While underwater, an aboleth is constantly surrounded by a
viscous cloud of mucus roughly 1’ thick. Any creature coming
into contact with and inhaling this substance must succeed on
a saving throw vs. Polymorph or lose the ability to breathe air
for the next 3 hours. An affected creatures suffocates in 2d6
minutes if removed from the water during that time. Renewed
contact with the mucus cloud and failing another saving throw
continues the effect for another 3 hours. The effect may be
removed by cure disease.
If encountered in its lair, there is a 70% chance an aboleth will be
accompanied by 1d6 x 10 skum.
Skum: Most aboleths breed skum—revolting fish-amphibian-
men hybrids—to serve as their hands, ears, and eyes outside
their watery lair. These creatures possess a slimy skin, and may
breath indefinitely both under and outside of water. While
rarely armed with weapons, they possess a powerful bite, as well
as sharp claws. Skum lack much organization or willpower of
their own, and care little for treasures. Their presence usually
signifies the existence of an aboleth lair in the vicinity.
ALLIP
% in Lair: 50%
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (1)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (1)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: -
Fly: 120’ (30’)
Armor Class: 5
Hit Dice: 4****
Attacks: 1 (touch)
Damage: 1d4 + WIS drain
Save: F4
Morale: +4
Treasure Type: F
XP: 300
Sometimes, when a mortal commits suicide out of immense
desperation and utter madness, his spirit lingers on. Such
a spirit is known as an allip, and it becomes a bane upon the
living, blaming all it encounters for the torments it endured in
life that pushed it over the brink.
An allip appears as a distorted variant of its mortal form, swirling
like mist in the air. An allip constantly mutters and whines to
itself, creating a hypnotic effect. All sane creatures within 60’ of
the allip must succeed on a saving throw vs. Spells or be affected
as though by a hypnotic pattern spell for 2d4 rounds. Creatures
that successfully save cannot be affected by the same allip’s
babble for 24 hours.
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Any creature targeting an allip with ESP, telepathy, or other
abilities or spells that make direct contact with its tortured mind
immediately loses 1d4 points of WIS. Worse, the allip’s touch
itself carries the taint of madness - when an allip successfully
hits an opponent, the victim suffers 1d4 points of damage and
loses 1 point of WIS.
Should a victim be drained to WIS 2, it lapses into absolute
madness, screaming and flailing at unseen visages. Should a
victim be reduced to WIS 0, it dies in gibbering horror and a
newborn allip emerges from the dead victim’s corpse. Otherwise,
lost WIS is recovered after 8 hours.
Like other undead, allips are immune to the effects of sleep,
charm, and hold spells. Allips are turned as mummies. An allip
is incorporeal, and can only be harmed by silver or magical
weapons.
ANOMALOCARID
% in Lair: None
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Swarm (1d4)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)/Swarm (4
Alignment: Neutral
Movement:
Swim 180’ (60’)
Armor Class: 5 fanged mandibles like a normal spider. Two small arms, each
Hit Dice: 3+2*
Attacks: 3 (maw, 2 appendages)
Damage: 2d4/1d3/1d3
Save: F2
Morale: +1
Treasure Type: None
XP: 350
Mind-numbingly ancient, the anomalocarid predates even the
primordial aboleth. Resembling a cross between a squid and
a particularly weird insect, it was once the apex predator of
antediluvian seas. Though in most worlds it has been extinct
for aeons, in Kanahu, this arthropod persists, successfully
competing against more sophisticated creatures such as fish and
mollusks.
The monstrosity, 7’ in length, is a flat, segmented creature,
almost conical in shape, with propulsive fins along the length
of its chitinous body. A pair of primitive eyes extrude from the
front of its torso. Below the eyes, two great grasping appendages,
resembling barbed and segmented trunks, protrude over a
round and toothy maw.
The anomalocarid attacks its prey with its two barbed appendages
and its maw. On a successful attack throw with an appendage,
an anomalocarid restrains the creature it hit unless the creature
makes a successful saving throw vs. Paralysis. The anomalocarid
can automatically constrict a restrained creature on its initiative
each round, dealing 1 point of damage without having to
make an attack throw. Doing so counts as the anomalocarid’s
attack with the appendage it has used to restrain the creature.
The restrained creature cannot move until it escapes, and the
anomalocarid gains a +2 bonus on attack throws against the
restrained creature with its maw or other appendage. The
restrained creature may attempt to escape as an action in lieu of
attacking. It may attempt to slip free with a saving throw versus
Paralysis or it may attempt to break free with a proficiency throw
to open doors. If the creature has Contortionism proficiency, it
gains a +4 bonus on either throw. In either case, if the throw
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creatures cannot use shields and can be attacked with a +2
bonus, or can be ambushed or backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See
the condition rules on p. 62 for more details.
ARANEA
% in Lair: 70%
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Colony (2d6)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)/Colony (2d6)
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 150’ (50’)
Climb 75’ (25’)
Armor Class: 5
Hit Dice: 3+3****
Attacks: 1 (bite)
Damage: 1d6, poison
Save: F3
Morale: -2
Treasure Type: L
XP: 205
An aranea is an intelligent, shape-changing spider with sorcerous
powers. It is not necessarily an evil creature, though its spidery
nature, combined with its longevity, lends itself to plotting.
Monsters
In its natural form, an aranea resembles a giant spider, with
a humpbacked body a little bigger than a human torso. It has
about 2’ long, lie below the mandibles. Each arm has a hand
with four many-jointed fingers and a double-jointed thumb.
The hump on its back houses its well-developed brain. An
aranea weighs about 150 pounds.
An aranea may assume two other forms. The first form is a
unique human-sized humanoid; an Aranea in its humanoid
form always assumes the same appearance and traits. In its
humanoid form, an aranea cannot use its bite attack, webs, or
poison, but may cast spells, wear armor, and use any weapon
useable by a human being. The second form is a man-sized
spider-humanoid hybrid. In hybrid form, an aranea resembles
its normal humanoid form at first glance, but any character who
succeeds on a proficiency throw to detect secret doors will notice
the creature’s fangs and spinnerets. The hybrid form aranea
retains its bite attack and webs, but may also wield weapons and
wear armor. When in hybrid form, an aranea’s speed is 90’ (30’).
An aranea remains in one form until it chooses to assume a new
one. A change in form cannot be dispelled, nor does an aranea
revert to its natural form when killed.
An aranea avoids physical combat, using its webs and spells
when it can. In a battle, it tries to immobilize or distract the most
aggressive opponents first. Araneas often subdue opponents and
hold them for ransom rather than poisoning or killing them;
alternatively, the creature may offer its captured victim “an offer
it cannot refuse” related to some ongoing plot.
Any opponent bitten by an aranea must succeed on a saving
throw vs. Poison or die in one turn (10 minutes). Aranea may
cast arcane spells as 3rd level mages, preferring illusions and
enchantments and avoiding direct damage spells. In spider or
hybrid form, an aranea may also throw a web up to six times per
day (as the web spell).
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 BUGMAN
% in Lair: 25%
Dungeon Enc: Band (1d6)/Colony (1 Swarm)
Wilderness Enc: Swarm (1d8 Bands)/Nest (1d8 Swarms)
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 120’ (40’)
Armor Class: 1 Climb
Hit Dice: 1+1*
Attacks: 1 (weapon)
Damage: 1d6 or weapon
Save: BM1
Morale: 0 Save:
Treasure Type: D, double Trinkets (per Swarm)
XP: 21
These upright insectoids seem to have evolved from or be
related to common household and sewage cockroaches. They
are resilient, shady, anarchic, and opportunistic to the extreme.
Bugmen thrive wherever there is an opportunity for commerce,
subterfuge, and infiltration. They excel in the criminal
underworld, using their opportunistic nature and keen senses
to strike shady deals with other sentient beings. They live in the
shadows of civilization, living on its refuse.
Most bugmen encountered will be drudgers (males). Physically,
a bugman dredger resembles a 4’ tall, upright, slender, humanoid
cockroach, walking on four legs and using two limbs for fine
manipulation. It has multi-faceted eyes and a mouth with two
mandibulae and two maxillae, as well as two foot-long antennae
projecting from its head. Dredgers range from yellowish-brown
through dark brown to black in color; their eyes are shiny
black. They rarely wear clothes, except for in the colder days
of the Kanahu winter, when they cover their bodies with thick
cloaks and hoods, but enjoy adorning themselves with jewelry,
which at times appears to be composed of scavenged refuse.
Dredgers typically arm themselves with daggers, short-swords
and shortbows for self-defense, though they prefer subterfuge
over confrontational warfare. Bugmen can see in the dark up
to a distance of 30’ and are immune to all forms of poison and
disease, including those of magical origin.
Each swarm of bugmen will be led by a female of their species
– a bugman ovate of level 1d6+1 capable of flight at a rate of
90’ as well as spellcasting (see p. 23). This leader may possess
magic items in addition to those held in the swarm’s treasure
horde; for each category of magic item, except for miscellaneous
magic, there is a 5% chance per level of the ovate that the ovate
will possess one randomly chosen item from that category; for
miscellaneous magic, there is a flat 50% chance that she will
possess 1d3 items. In the presence of an ovate, bugmen enjoy a
morale score of +2 rather than 0.
Bugman nests will be ruled by a nest mother (bugman ovate
of 9th level). The nest mother will be accompanied by a harem
of 2d6 bugman dredgers, each of level 1d6+1 (see p. 26). There
is a 50% chance that a bugman dredger of level 6+1d2 will be
in service of the nest mother as her personal attendant. Each
of these bugman NPCs may possess magic items as described
above. There is a 70% chance a bugman nest will be guarded
by 2d6 balroaches controlled by the nest mother. There is an 8%
chance that the nest mother will have laid eggs recently. If so,
the bugman nest will have 3d6x10 eggs. If eggs are present, the
nest mother and her dredger harem and attendants will fight to
the death.
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CHOKER
% in Lair: 40%
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (1)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (1)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 60’ (20’)
30’ (10’)
Armor Class: 7
Hit Dice: 3+3***
Attacks: 2 (tentacles)
Damage: 1d8/1d8
F3
Morale: +0
Treasure Type: B
XP: 170
Dark sorcery has transformed this man-sized creature into a
hunched and hideous horror. A choker’s rubbery skin drips with
dark muck, its eyes burn a sickening yellowish-white, and its
unnaturally elongated arms display long stingers festooned with
spikes, hooks, and suckers. Predators by breeding and killers by
instinct, chokers lurk on the ceilings by intersections, archways,
wells, staircases, and other locations from which they can reach
down to seize prey. Once a choker has grabbed a victim, it will
swiftly retreat into the darkness to feast upon its victim’s flesh
away from prying eyes.
A choker will attack creatures of almost any size, but prefers lone
prey of its size or larger. If very hungry, a choker may attack
a group of creatures, but it will wait to grab the last creature
in line. On a successful attack throw with a tentacle, a choker
automatically grabs the creature it hit. Thereafter the choker
can automatically choke the grabbed creature on its initiative
each round, dealing 1d8 points of damage without having to
make an attack throw. Doing so counts as the choker’s attack
with the tentacle it has used to grab the creature. The grabbed
creature cannot attack, cast spells, move, or take any other
action except to attempt to escape. When attempting to escape
from being grabbed, a creature has to two options. First, it may
attempt to slip free with a saving throw versus Paralysis. Second,
it may attempt to break free with a proficiency throw to open
doors. If the creature has Contortionism proficiency, it gains a
+4 bonus on either throw. In either case, if the throw succeeds,
the creature has escaped. Remember that grabbed creatures
cannot use shields and can be attacked with a +2 bonus, or can
be ambushed or backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See the condition
rules on p. 62 for more details.
Although not particularly dexterous, a choker is supernaturally
quick. On its initiative, a choker can move, attack with each
tentacle and move again; or it can move once and then attack
(or choke) twice with each tentacle. Due to the creature’s dim
coloration, characters encountering a choker suffer a -2 penalty
to their surprise rolls.
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CHUUL
% in Lair: 70%
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (1d6)
Wilderness Enc: Pack (1d2)/Lair (1d6)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 90’ (30’)
Swim 60’ (20’)
Armor Class: 9 Armor Class:
Hit Dice: 11+4***
Attacks: 2 (claws)
Damage: 2d6/2d6
Save: F11
Morale: +1
Treasure Type: P x3
XP: 3,400
Concocted in some eldritch laboratory of the ancient
serpentmen as a living engine of war, the chuul is a horrible mix
of crustacean, insect, and serpent about 8’ long and weighing
650 pounds.
Although amphibious, chuuls are not good swimmers and
actually prefer to be on land or in very shallow water when they
attack. If possible, a chuul will wait just off the shore, submerged
in murky water, until it hears nearby prey (in or out of the water)
that it can attack with surprise. Characters encountering chuuls
that are hidden in water suffer a -2 penalty to their surprise rolls.
On a successful attack throw with a claw, a chuul automatically
restrains the creature it hit. Thereafter the chuul can
automatically crush its restrained victim with its claw, dealing
3d6 points of damage without having to make an attack throw.
Doing so counts as the chuul’s attack with the claw it has used to
restrain the creature.
If a chuul wishes to free a claw for further attacks, it can
transfer the creature restrained in that claw to its tentacles as an
action in lieu of moving. A chuul’s tentacles exude a paralytic
secretion, and the creature transferred to the chuul’s tentacles
must succeed on a saving throw vs. Paralysis immediately, and
each round thereafter on the chuul’s initiative, or be paralyzed
for 6 rounds. While held in the tentacles, paralyzed or not, the
creature remains restrained and it automatically takes 1d10
points of additional damage each round on the chuul’s initiative
from its mandibles.
The restrained creature cannot move until it escapes from the
chuul’s claws or tentacles. The restrained creature may attempt
to escape as an action in lieu of attacking. It may attempt to
slip free with a saving throw versus Paralysis or it may attempt
to break free with a proficiency throw to open doors. If the
creature has Contortionism proficiency, it gains a +4 bonus on
either throw. In either case, if the throw succeeds, the creature
has escaped. A paralyzed creature cannot escape. Remember
that restrained creatures cannot use shields and can be attacked
with a +2 bonus, or can be ambushed or backstabbed for a +4
bonus. See the condition rules on p. 62 for more details.
Chuuls may live indefinitely on land and under water and are
immune to both poison and disease.
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COATL
% in Lair: 70%
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Flight (2d3)
Wilderness Enc: Flock (1d2)/Flight (2d3)
Alignment: Lawful
Movement: 60’ (20’)
Fly 180’ (60’)
8
Hit Dice: 9+2*********
Attacks: 1 (bite)
Damage: 1d10 + poison, constriction
Save: F9
Morale: +4
Treasure Type: R (per coatl)
XP: 6,100
The mighty coatl is a servant and emissary of Ixchala, the
Lawful goddess of lizardmen. The feathered serpent – actually
a feathered and winged cross between a serpent and a monitor
lizard – is 12’ long with a wingspan of 15’. It vibrates in a rainbow
of brilliant colors as it flies through the clouds. Highly intelligent
and imbued with virtue, the coatl seeks to protect the innocent,
promote the cause of Law, and punish the followers of Chaos.
For Lawful lizardmen, the coatl is a harbinger of good luck and
Monsters
hope. For the serpentmen of old, however, the coatl was the
harbinger of their destruction by Ixchala’s righteous wrath.
Coatls are imbued by Ixchala with potent mental and magical
powers. They may telepathically communicate with any sapient
creature regardless of language barriers. At will, a coatl may use
the following spell-like abilities: detect evil, detect good, ESP,
invisibility, dimension door. A coatl may also polymorph at
will into the form of any lizardman-sized humanoid. Finally, a
coatl may cast divine spells as a 9th level cleric. A coatl will uses
its ESP ability on any creature that arouses its suspicions. Since
it is highly intelligent, a coatl usually casts spells from a distance
before closing. If more than one coatl is encountered, they will
discuss their strategy before a battle.
Any creature bitten by a coatl must make a saving throw vs.
Poison or die in 1d6 rounds from its potent venom. Furthermore,
after a successful bite attack, the coatl may immediately grab the
creature it has bitten and constrict it for an additional 4d8 points
of damage. Thereafter the coatl can automatically constrict the
grabbed creature on its initiative each round, dealing 4d8 points
of damage without having to make an attack throw. The coatl
may also continue to bite the creature it has grabbed with a +2
bonus, or bite other opponents, but in no case can it grab more
than one creature at a time.
The grabbed creature cannot attack, cast spells, move, or take any
other action except to attempt to escape. When attempting to
escape from being grabbed, a creature has to two options. First,
it may attempt to slip free with a saving throw versus Paralysis.
Second, it may attempt to break free with a proficiency throw
to open doors. If the creature has Contortionism proficiency,
it gains a +4 bonus on either throw. In either case, if the throw
succeeds, the creature has escaped. Remember that grabbed
creatures cannot use shields and can be attacked with a +2
bonus, or can be ambushed or backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See
the condition rules on p. 62 for more details.
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 COCKROACH, GIANT CRAYMAN
Cockroach, Giant Balroach % in Lair: 35%
% in Lair: 30% 50% Dungeon Enc: Gang (1d6)/Lair (1 Warband)
Dungeon Enc: Scourge (1d8)/ Solitary (1)/Lair (1d4) Wilderness Enc: Warband (1d6 Gangs)/Village (1d4 Warbands)
Nest (4d6) Alignment: Chaotic
Wilderness Enc: Swarm (4d6)/ Solitary (1)/Lair (1d4) Movement: 90’ (30’)
Nest (4d6) Swim 120’ (40’)
Alignment: Neutral Neutral Armor Class: 4
Movement: 150’ (50’) 120’ (40’) Hit Dice: 1+1
Climb 60’ (20’) 60’ (20’) Attacks: 2 (pincers)
Armor Class: 3 8 Damage: 1d6/1d6
Hit Dice: 1 5* Save: F1
Attacks: 1 (bite) 1 (bite) Morale: +0
Damage: 1d4 2d8 Treasure Type: D (per warband)
Save: F1 (special) F3 XP: 15
Morale: -2 +2 Craymen are hideous humanoid crayfish, standing 5’6’’ upright
Treasure Type: C K and sporting sharp pincers instead of hands. They have a
XP: 10 350
yellowish-brown chitin exoskeleton, and two red eyes on top
A giant cockroach is a huge and particularly disgusting version
of long eyestalks emanate from their hammer-shaped heads.
of the common cockroach, reaching up to 2’ in length (not
Craymen have a rudimentary intelligence and a primitive
including its foot-long antennae), and weighting about 40
social structure, communicating with each other using series of
pounds. The geckomen of Queddar consider these insects to be
inhuman clicks.
a delicacy and raise herds of them in fenced-off cave warrens,
fattening them on refuse to be roasted over the campfire. Their Completely amphibious, craymen may live indefinitely on land
fatty flesh has a delicate, nutty flavor and the consistency of or underwater. They may see in the dark or underwater up to
shellfish. 60’. Craymen eat all kinds of aquatic life, such as crabs, fish,
crayfish, squid, and algae, but above all they crave the taste of
Giant cockroaches are cowardly scavengers that feed on trash
landlubber flesh. Craymen will sacrifice and devour any such
and other smelly substances found in sewers, but they will
captives in the name of their dread lord Rahab.
fight to defend their nests and territories, and may stage an
opportunistic attack on weak adventurers. A giant cockroach Each crayman gang will be led by a champion with AC 5, 2 HD,
saves as a 1st level fighter against most attacks, but it saves as 9 hit points, and a +1 bonus to damage rolls from strength. Each
a 10th level fighter against poison, and is immune to most crayman warband will be led by a shaman with AC 5, 3 HD,
disease-based attacks. 13 hit points, a +1 bonus to damage rolls, and the spellcasting
abilities of a cultist of level 1d6. A crayman lair or village will be
Balroach: The dreaded balroach is a horribly nauseating
led by a great shaman with AC 6, 5 HD, 21 hit points, a +2 bonus
cockroach larger than a horse. While it is an omnivore and
to damage rolls, and the spellcasting abilities of a cultist of level
scavenger rather than a predator, a balroach will fiercely defend
1d6+2. Crayman lairs and villages have larvae and eggs equal to
its lair, and may see weak adventurers or smaller creatures as
150% and 300% of the number of craymen, respectively. Larvae
food. Its horrid appearance and unsightly behavior make it
fight as goblins, while eggs do not fight.
a menace whenever it emerges from its sewery warrens. A
balroach is immune to all poisons and diseases. Besides its
powerful mandibulae, its disgusting appearance and horrible DARKMANTLE
% in Lair: 80%
smell offer it protection. Any adventurer who comes within sight Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (1 Clutch)
of a balroach must make a successful saving throw vs. Poison or Wilderness Enc: Clutch (1d6+1)/Lair (1d3 Clutches)
suffer from a severe nausea, causing a -4 penalty on all attack, Alignment: Neutral
saving, and proficiency throws until the creature is slain or no Movement: 60’ (20’)
longer in sight. Bugmen are immune to this nauseating effect. Fly 90’ (30’)
Armor Class: 7
Hit Dice: 1+1***
Attacks: 1 (slam)
Damage: 1d6 + constrict
Save: F1
Morale: +0
Treasure Type: F
XP: 33
The darkmantle, or cave octopus, is a 4’ long air-breathing
cephalopod that hunts from ambush. It has a muscular “foot”
on its top, which allows it to adhere to ceilings. Once positioned
in a suitable spot, the darkmantle folds itself up to resemble a
stalactite, changing its color to suit the surrounding stone. When
prey passes below, it drops on it, trying to constrict and devour
the walking meal. Because of these hunting tactics, characters
encountering a darkmantle suffer a -2 penalty to surprise rolls.

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In addition to its natural camouflage, a darkmantle has several
other unique abilities that make it an effective ambush predator
in a subterranean environment. After a successful slam
attack, the darkmantle may immediately grab the creature it
has slammed and constrict it for an additional 1d6 points of
damage. Thereafter the darkmantle can automatically constrict
the grabbed creature on its initiative each round, dealing 1d6
points of damage without having to make an attack throw.
Doing so counts as the darkmantle’s slam attack.
The grabbed creature cannot attack, cast spells, move, or take any
other action except to attempt to escape. When attempting to
escape from being grabbed, a creature has to two options. First,
it may attempt to slip free with a saving throw versus Paralysis.
Second, it may attempt to break free with a proficiency throw
to open doors. If the creature has Contortionism proficiency,
it gains a +4 bonus on either throw. In either case, if the throw
succeeds, the creature has escaped. Remember that grabbed
creatures cannot use shields and can be attacked with a +2
bonus, or can be ambushed or backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See
the condition rules on p. 62 for more details.
are typically captured and sacrificed to their dread god Rahab.
Deep one hybrids usually wear unkempt leather armor and fight
using spears, tridents, hand axes, and daggers.
Each hybrid gang is led by a ringleader with AC 4, 1 HD, and
6 hit points. Each warband is led by a war-chief with AC5, 1+1
HD, 9 hit points, and +1 to attack throws and damage rolls due
to greater strength. A deep one hybrid lair or village will be
led by a headman with AC 6, 3 HD, 15 hit points, and +2 to
attack throws and damage from strength. As long as he is alive,
his cohorts will gain a +2 bonus to morale. Deep one hybrid
lairs and villages will have young equal to 150% of the number
of adults hybrids. Young do not fight, and indeed seem like
innocent children, but they will inevitably grow up to become
chaotic deep ones!
When deep one hybrids are encountered in a village, certain
additional creatures may be present. There is a 90% chance a
minor priest of Dagon will be present, with AC 5, 3 HD, 15 hit
points, and spellcasting abilities as a 3rd level cultist. There is a
50% chance that 1d6 full deep ones will lurk in or near the village,
either recently transformed hybrids or visiting emissaries from

Monsters
Once per day, a darkmantle may cast darkness as a 5th level the deep.
mage. A darkmantle uses high-frequency sound to locate its
Deep One: A full deep one is a monstrosity combining the
prey, and may “see” in pitch darkness up to 90’. However, a
features of a man, a frog, and a fish. It may breathe freely both
silence spell blocks its echolocation and effectively blinds the
under and above water, has infravision (60’), and is immune to
creature.
disease and aging. Deep ones have thick scales protecting their
bodies, and attack with their claws and teeth.
DEEP ONE
Deep One Hybrid Deep One Each deep one gang is led by a champion with AC 8, 4 HD, 20
% in Lair: 30% 30% hit points, and +1 bonus to both attack throws and damage rolls
Dungeon Enc: Gang (2d4)/ Gang (1d6)/ from strength. Each warband is led by a war-chief with AC 8,
Lair (1 Warband) Lair (1 Warband)
Wilderness Enc: Warband (2d6 Warband (2d6 Gangs)/
6 HD, 30 hit points, and +2 to attack throws and damage rolls
Gangs)/Village Village (1d6 Warbands) from strength. A deep one lair or village will be led by a prince
(1d6 Warbands) with AC 9, 8 HD, 40 hit points, and +2 to damage to to-hit from
Alignment: Chaotic Chaotic Strength; as long as he is alive, his cohorts will gain a +1 bonus
Movement: 90’ (30’) 90’ (30’) to morale. In addition, there will be a priest of Dagon in each
Swim 120’ (40’) 120’ (40’)
Armor Class: 3 6
deep one village, with AC 8, 7 HD, 35 hit points, and spellcasting
Hit Dice: 1d6 hit points 2+1 abilities as a 7th level cultist.
Attacks: 1 (weapon) 3 (bite, 2 claws)
Damage: 1d3 or weapon 1d6/1d4/1d4 DESTRACHAN
Save: Level 0 man F2 % in Lair: 25%
Morale: +1 +2 Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (1d6)
Treasure Type: E (per Warband) G (per Warband) Wilderness Enc: Pack (1d6)/Lair (1d6)
XP: 5 35 Alignment: Chaotic
The deep ones are a race of aquatic monstrosities, part fish, Movement: 90’ (30’)
part frog, and part man, who have inhabited the oceans around Armor Class: 8
Kanahu for aeons. They battled the serpentmen for dominance; Hit Dice: 8+3***
Attacks: 2 (claws)
vied for control with the mysterious Visitors; and were the
Damage: 1d6/1d6
targets of numerous holy wars by the lizardmen followers of Save: F8 (special)
Lawful Ixchala. And yet they remain, dwelling under the waves Morale: -1
in their magnificent and terrible reef cities, paying tribute to Treasure Type: P
their father-god, Dagon, as well as to their over-god, Rahab. XP: 2,100
The destrachan is clearly the product of some sorcerer’s vile
Hybrids: A deep one hybrid is a 0 level human tainted with laboratory. The magician took a now-unrecognizable dinosaur
deep one blood; in addition to its abilities noted above, it may and imbued it with unnatural auditory powers and a malign
hold its breath for up to 1 turn (10 minutes), and sometimes intelligence far beyond that of the original beast. Unlike most
uses this ability to ambush unsuspecting prey who wander dinosaurs, a destrachan has external ears, similar to those of a
near murky water. Without close inspection, however, deep cat, which provide it with perfect hearing keener than a human’s
one hybrids may pass for normal, if ugly, humans, and they sight.
may use this fact to lure unsuspecting victims to their seaside
villages, and even to stay at their inns. Such hapless outsiders

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 A destrachan uses echolocation to find its way unerringly in DINOSAUR, ALAMOSAURUS
the dark, as if it possessed perfect eyesight. Lacking real eyes, % in Lair: None
however, this beast is immune from gaze attacks or any other Dungeon Enc: None
Wilderness Enc: Single (1)/Herd (3d6)
effects based on eyesight and furthermore saves against sonic or Alignment: Neutral
other auditory attacks as a 12th level fighter. However, a silence Movement: 60’ (20’)
spell blocks its echolocation and effectively blinds the creature. Armor Class: 5
Hit Dice: 8+1
Its large, toothed mouth can emit screams capable of breaking Attacks: 1 (trample)
stones – or the bones of a hapless victim. The creature may Damage: 4d8
blast sonic energy in a cone up to 80’ long and wide, or in a Save: F4
burst affecting all creatures or objects within a 30’ radius of the Morale: -2
Treasure Type: None
destrachan. The sonic blast can disrupt soft tissue and rend XP: 600
bone, dealing 4d6 points of damage to all living beings within The alamosaurus is an enormous sauropod herbivore, ranging
the affected area. Alternatively, the destrachan can focus its up to 80’ in length, with a shoulder height of 20’, and a weight
harmonics on knocking out foes rather than slaying them; of approximately 30 tons. When in a herd, virtually no predator
this attack deals 6d6 points of nonlethal damage to all within will dare hunt this giant creature. Even tyrannosaurs will hesitate
the area. In either case, a successful saving throw vs. Paralysis to attack an alamosaur, unless the creature is weakened with age
reduces damage by half. or injury, or a youngster separated from its herd. With little to
The destrachan uses its claws only as a last resort or to finish off fear from predators, an alamosaur is rarely aggressive unless
foes weakened by its sonic attacks. It will attack from ambush if cornered or defending its young. When it does attack, however,
possible. it uses its sheer weight to trample any smaller aggressor; against
human-sized or smaller creatures, it gains +4 to attack throws.
DIGESTER While some tribes and city-states tame alamosaurs to serve
% in Lair: 15% as giant beasts of burden, their slow pace and non-aggressive
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Lair (2d3) nature make them ill-suited to use as war-beasts.
Wilderness Enc: Pack (2d3)/Lair (2d3)
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 180’ (60’) DINOSAUR, ANKYLOSAURUS
Armor Class: 7 % in Lair: None
Hit Dice: 8+3** Dungeon Enc: None
Attacks: 1 (claw) Wilderness Enc: Herd (1d20)
Damage: 1d8 Alignment: Neutral
Save: F4 Movement: 60’ (20’)
Normal Load 7 Armor Class: 9
Treasure Type: P Hit Dice: 8
XP: 1,600 Attacks: 1 (tail club)
Damage: 4d4
The digester, created from dinosaur stock by foul magics, is a Save: F4
monstrous creature with a powerful acid-spraying orifice where Morale: +2
a head normally would be. It stands about 5’ tall at the shoulder, Treasure Type: None
stretches 7’ long from snout to tail, and weighs about 350 lbs. XP: 600
A digester is an ambush predator, and characters encountering Armored with bony plates and armed with a massive club of a
one suffer a -2 penalty to surprise rolls. tail capable of crushing most predators, the ankylosaurus has
the abilities, as well as the necessary temper, to defend itself
When a digester is not hungry (which is rarely), it lies low from any perceived threat. This herbivorous dinosaur is quick to
and avoids other creatures. When hunting, it looks about for anger, highly territorial, and views most other creatures of man-
a likely victim, then charges forth and sprays acid. A digester size or larger as potential predators – which is to say, targets-to-
may choose to spray a 20’ cone of acid that deals 4d8 points be for its crushing tail. With a length of 30’ and with a weight of
of damage to everything in the area of effect or a concentrated 6 tons, an ankylosaur is a difficult, but rewarding, challenge for
stream of acid that deals 8d8 points of damage to a single target hunters, whose meat may feed an entire tribe of barbarians for
within 5’. In either case, a successful saving throw vs. Blast several days.
reduce the damage by half. Once a digester sprays acid, it may
not do so again for 1d4 rounds. If the initial attack is insufficient
to kill its prey, the digester will attack with its hind feet until it
can spray acid again.

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DINOSAUR, CARNOTAURUS DINOSAUR, EDMONTOSAURUS

% in Lair: None % in Lair: None
Dungeon Enc: None Dungeon Enc: None
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1) Wilderness Enc: Pack (2d6)/Den (3d6)
Alignment: Neutral Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 150’ (50’) Movement: 180’ (60’)
Armor Class: 6 Armor Class: 3
Hit Dice: 7+1 Hit Dice: 4
Attacks: 1 (bite) Attacks: 1 (trample)
Damage: 2d10 Damage: 1d8
Save: F4 Save: F2
Morale: +0 Morale: -1 or +1
Treasure Type: None Treasure Type: None
XP: 500 XP: 80
The carnotaurus is a large, but lightly built, predatory theropod, A common mount and draft animal in civilized and barbaric
specialized in ambushing its prey. With teeth like swords and a lands alike, the edmontosaurus is a bulky quadruped dinosaur
bite-force eclipsing that of a large crocodile, a carnotaur hunts weighing up to 8,000 pounds, with a long, laterally flattened tail
dinosaurs larger than itself, tearing their flesh in bestial ferocity. and a head with an expanded, duck-like beak. Edmontosaurs
While lacking the bulk of larger predatory theropods, the are quite docile and readily tamed, and have been bred as fast,
carnotaurus is capable of attaining impressive speed, attacking strong and easy to handle beasts of burden since the time of
prey from oblique angles and at great speed. As an ambush ancient Tollan. They may also be trained for war, gaining a +2
predator, it imposes a -2 penalty on surprise rolls by creatures bonus to morale; in this case they may attack with a charge,
encountering it. While untamable, this dinosaur is a popular foe allowing their riders to do double damage with a lance.

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for gladiators to fight in the arenas of Kanahu.
DINOSAUR, GIGANOTOSAURUS
DINOSAUR, DEINONYCHUS % in Lair: None
% in Lair: 10% Dungeon Enc: None
Dungeon Enc: Pack (2d6)/Nest (3d6) Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1) or Pair (2)
Wilderness Enc: Pack (2d6)/Nest (3d6) Alignment: Neutral
Alignment: Neutral Movement: 120’ (40’)
Movement: 210’ (70’) Armor Class: 7
Armor Class: 3 Hit Dice: 14*
Hit Dice: 2+1 Attacks: 1 (bite)
Attacks: 3 (bite/claw/claw) Damage: 3d8
Damage: 1d6/1d4/1d4 Save: F7
Save: F1 Morale: +3
Morale: +0 Treasure Type: M
Treasure Type: F XP: 2,700
XP: 35 The largest theropod on Kanahu, and the greatest land predator
Often confused with its much smaller relative the velociraptor, other than a dragon, the giganotosaurus dwarfs even its better-
the deinonychus is a carnivorous pack hunter known for known relative, the tyrannosaurus. It can reach 50’ in length and
its persistence, cunning, and brightly-colored plumage. a weight of 15 tons, and has a nightmarish maw with sword-sized
Deinonychi typically hunt and live in wilderness settings, but teeth. It shares the tyrannosaurus’ colorful plumage, especially
occasionally venture into caverns and dungeons to nest in their on its feathered crest and tail-tip. A male’s tail is a magnificent
protected interiors. They are social animals, communicating fan with brilliant colors used to attract females and intimidate
with each other with loud chirps and screeches, and are capable rivals. It is the ultimate apex predator, a threat to all dinosaurs
of being tamed; some humans in Kanahu and the neighboring and even to immature dragons. Brave hunters sometimes try to
lands keep deinonychi as pets and guard animals, though the go after a giganotosaurus to prove their prowess; few return.
smaller, more easily cowed velociraptors are more common
Giganotosaurs can swallow whole creatures of up to large
in that role. They feel confident in numbers, so in a group of
size on an unmodified attack throw of 20. A creature that is
3 or less, or if 50% or more of their original number have been
swallowed will suffer 1d8 points of damage per round until they
lost, their morale drops to -1. In a deinonychus nest there is a
die or suffocate, or until the dinosaur is killed. If the swallowed
25% chance of finding 1d4 eggs (worth 200gp each) and a 50%
creature has a sharp weapon, it may attack the dinosaur
chance of finding 1d4 young (worth 215gp each), which may be
from inside its belly with an attack penalty of -4. Should the
captured and tamed.
swallowed creature die and remain in the dinosaur’s belly for
6 turns, it is irrecoverably digested. Because of their propensity
to swallow creatures whole, any encounter with giganotosaurs
may yield treasure. The treasure (if any) is always found inside
the creature’s belly.

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 DINOSAUR, TIMURLENGIA DINOSAUR, TRICERATOPS (VARIANT)
% in Lair: None % in Lair: None
Dungeon Enc: None Dungeon Enc: None
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1) or Pair (2) Wilderness Enc: Herd (1d4)
Alignment: Neutral Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 240’ (80’) Movement: 90’ (30’)
Armor Class: 5 Armor Class: 7
Hit Dice: 5 Hit Dice: 8
Attacks: 1 (bite) Attacks: 1 (gore or trample)
Damage: 2d6 Damage: 2d8
Save: F2 Save: F4
Morale: +2 Morale: +1
Treasure Type: None Treasure Type: None
XP: 200 XP: 600
Fast and vicious, the timurlengia is a smaller, nimbler relative A massive herbivorous dinosaur weighing over 20,000 pounds,
of the mighty tyrannosaurus. Standing on two legs like all the triceratops defends itself with three massive horns on its head.
theropods, it can outrun most prey, and certainly most men. Preyed upon chiefly by tyrannosaurs, it has the temperament to
Unlike its huge relative, which has limited plumage apart from defend itself, and will attempt to gore any would-be predator
the crest and the tail-fan, the timurlengia displays brilliant with its horned face. Some tribes in Enyom, as well as the more
feathers all over its body. The male is more colorful than the experienced beast-tamers of Kanahu, domesticate these beasts
female. Timurlengia hunt alone, or in a mating pair. Their for war and work, though their natural aggression makes it a
ferocity allows them to tackle prey much larger than themselves. feat difficult to pull off.
While too small to swallow a man whole, the timurlengia has
(Note that this entry is a variant from the default triceratops
a maw quite sufficient to rip flesh apart. Few commoners will
presented in ACKS. Dinosaurs in BCK have been re-balanced
survive an encounter with a timurlengia, and even seasoned
for a setting where such creatures are more common than in the
warriors must exercise caution to avoid becoming this dinosaur’s
typical ACKS game.)
next meal.

DINOSAUR, TYRANNOSAURUS (VARIANT)

DINOSAUR, TITANOSAURUS % in Lair: None
% in Lair: None Dungeon Enc: None
Dungeon Enc: None Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1) or Pair (2)
Wilderness Enc: Single (1)/Herd (3d6) Alignment: Neutral
Alignment: Neutral Movement: 120’ (40’)
Movement: 60’ (20’) Armor Class: 6
Armor Class: 5 Hit Dice: 12+1*
Hit Dice: 12+3 Attacks: 1 (bite)
Attacks: 1 (trample) Damage: 3d8
Damage: 5d8 Save: F6
Save: F6 Morale: +2
Morale: -2 Size Gigantic
Treasure Type: None XP: 2,100
XP: 1,200
A theropod apex predator, the mighty tyrannosaurus, or tyrant
Weighing as much as one hundred tons, the titanosaurus is
lizard, is a 40’ long monstrosity weighing up to 14,000 pounds.
the greatest, longest, heaviest dinosaur ever to walk the plains
Its head alone is 5’ long, with a toothy maw to match. Its neck
and forests of Kanahu. A lone young titanosaur might make a
and tail are covered with extravagant feathers, especially on a
satisfying meal for a tyrannosaurus, but only a fully-developed
mature male, while its body is coated by a thin plumage.
dragon will dare to even consider taking on an adult titanosaur
walking in a herd. Like its cousin the alamosaurus, the An opportunistic predator, a tyrannosaur will eat any large
titanosaurus is rarely aggressive unless cornered or defending source of meat it can sink its teeth into, from carrion, to other
its young. When it does attack, however, it uses its sheer weight dinosaurs (including even an alamosaurus separated from its
to crush any smaller aggressor; against human-sized or smaller herd), to hapless men and lizardmen. This is the king of the
creatures, it gains +4 to attack throws. While some tribes and savannah and light forest, a force to reckon with for even the
city-states tame titanosaurs to serve as giant beasts of burden, mightiest hunter.
their slow pace and docile nature make them ill-suited to use
Tyrannosaurs are able to swallow whole creatures of up to
as war-beasts.
man size on an unmodified attack throw of 20. A creature
that is swallowed will suffer 1d6 points of damage per round
until it dies or suffocates or until the tyrannosaurus is killed. If
the swallowed creature has a sharp weapon, it may attack the
tyrannosaurus from inside its belly with an attack penalty of -4.
Should the swallowed creature die and remain in the dinosaur’s
belly for 6 turns, it is irrecoverably digested. Because of their
propensity to swallow creatures whole, any encounter with

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tyrannosaurs may yield treasure, whether wandering or in lair. Ettercaps are not brave creatures, though their cunning traps
The treasure (if any) is always found inside the creature’s belly. often ensure that the enemy never draws a weapon. It usually
will not come within melee reach of any foe that is still able
(Note that this entry is a variant from the default tyrannosaurus
to move. When an ettercap does engage its enemies, it attacks
presented in ACKS. Dinosaurs in BCK have been re-balanced
with its keen-edged claws and venomous bite. If the bite attack
for a setting where such creatures are more common than in the
successfully hits its target, the creature struck must succeed on
typical ACKS game.)
a saving throw vs. Poison or die instantly from the ettercap’s
venom.
DINOSAUR, VELOCIRAPTOR
% in Lair: 10% Eight times per day, an ettercap can throw a web at a creature
Dungeon Enc: Pack (4d6)/Nest (6d6) within 50’. Only a creature of man size or smaller can be affected
Wilderness Enc: Pack (4d6)/Nest (6d6) by an ettercap’s web, and a successful attack throw is required to
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 240’ (80’)
hit the creature. If struck, the creature is immediately restrained.
Armor Class: 4 A restrained creature cannot move until it escapes or cuts itself
Hit Dice: 1d6 hp free from the ettercap’s web.
Attacks: 3 (bite/claw/claw)
Damage: 1d4/1d2/1d2 The restrained creature may attempt to escape as an action in
Save: As normal man lieu of attacking. It may attempt to slip free with a saving throw
Morale: +0 versus Paralysis or it may attempt to break free with a proficiency
Size Small throw to open doors. If the creature has Contortionism
XP: 5
proficiency, it gains a +4 bonus on either throw. In either case,
Sometimes confused with its larger relative, the deinonychus,
if the throw succeeds, the creature has escaped. To cut itself

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the velociraptor is a small, fast pack hunter specialized in
free, a creature must successfully hit the web (AC 5) and deal 3
bringing down much larger prey. Velociraptors are relatively
points of damage with a torch or other fire source, or 6 points of
easy to tame, being social and quite smart, and are often kept as
damage with an edged weapon. Severing a web deals no damage
pets and guard animals by men and lizardmen (as opposed to
to the ettercap itself. Remember that restrained creatures cannot
the geckoman habit of raising tame geckos, giant or otherwise).
use shields and can be attacked with a +2 bonus, or can be
Velociraptors are pack hunters, so when they are 3 or less in
ambushed or backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See the condition
number or after losing 50% or more of their pack, their morale
rules on p. 62 for more details.
drops by -2 and they often disperse. A velociraptor nest has a
25% chance of containing 2d8 eggs (worth 65gp each) as well as With one turn (10 minutes) to prepare, ettercaps can also create
a 50% chance of having 1d10 hatchlings (67gp each). sheets of sticky webbing from 5’ to 60’ feet square. They usually
position near their lair or hunting range to snare flying creatures
ETTERCAP but may also try to trap prey on the ground. Approaching
% in Lair: 50% creatures may detect a sheet of webbing as if it were a secret
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/ Troupe (1d2) door or trap. If a creature stumble into an undetected sheet of
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)/ Troupe (1d2) webbing, or otherwise moves into the affected area, it become
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 90’ (30’)
immobilized as though by a successful web attack (as above).
Climb 90’ (30’) An ettercap can move across its own web-sheet at its climb
Armor Class: 4 speed and while on the sheet can automatically determine the
Hit Dice: 3+1** exact location of any creatures touching the web-sheets.
Attacks: 3 (bite/claw/claw) or 1 (web)
Damage: 1d8/1d3/1d3 or special
Save: F3
Morale: -2
Treasure Type: D
XP: 135
A hideous cross between spider and man, the horrid ettercap is
about 6’ tall and weighs about 200 lbs. While generally bipedal
and man-shaped, the creature’s face is dotted with two large eyes
and six smaller ones, as well as chelicerae where a mouth should
have been. The ettercap’s hands and legs end with chitinous
claws and its bloated body hints at its arachnid origin. No one
knows where these beings originate from, though the common
held theory among scholars is that some dark sorcerer created
them by crossbreeding men and giant spiders. Regardless of
its origin, however, the ettercap is an aberration, a dreaded
monstrosity hunting the unwary and trapping them in webs and
traps to suck their innards with their spidery fangs.

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 FLYING SAUCER Abductor: An abductor possesses a powerful tractor beam,
Scout Abductor Battleship usable once per combat round in addition to its plasma beam.
% in Lair: None None None A creature hit by the tractor beam must make a successful
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1) None None
Wilderness Enc: Squadron Solitary (1) Solitary (1)
saving throw vs. Petrification or be captured by the beam. The
(1d6) beam then immediately begins lifting the captured creature
Alignment: Neutral Neutral Neutral towards the saucer at a rate of 30’ per round. On its subsequent
Movement: initiatives, the tractor beam’s victim may attempt another
Fly: 300’ (100’) 210’ (70’) 180’ (90’) save vs. Petrification to wrest itself free from the beam. If the
Armor Class: 7 5 7
Hit Dice: 5*** 10***** 20*****
save succeeds, the victim escapes the beam and falls to earth
Attacks: 1 (plasma 1 (adv. plasma 3 (adv. plasma (incurring regular falling damage) if not able to fly. If the save
beam) beam) beam) fails, the victim continues to ascend on the flying saucer’s
Damage: 2d8 4d8 4d8/4d8/4d8 initiative. Any victim pulled into the saucer by the beam is
Save: F3 F5 F10 paralyzed and unable to act unless the saucer is captured and
Morale: -2 +0 +4
Treasure Type: Special Special x2 Special x3
destroyed; if not, the victim is abducted and carried away by the
XP: 650 4,600 11,800 mysterious Visitors for ends unknown. The abductor can only
Flying saucers are Visitor airships. A scout saucer is flat saucer- hold one victim at a time with its tractor beam, but may drop
shaped vessel with a central bulging dome on top, an abductor the hold on its victim at any time if a more interesting target
looks like a short, vertical cylinder with multiple windows on becomes available.
its sides, while a battleship is a menacing triangular vehicle. All In addition to its tractor beam, an abductor also carries a
three are frightening to behold and can easily defeat seemingly paralysis beam, also usable once per combat round, up to a
powerful forces and creatures of a lower technological level. The range of 60’. Any target his by this beam must make a successful
Visitors use scout saucers to explore the world and spy on the save vs. Paralysis or be paralyzed for 2d4 turns.
locals, and abductors to snatch local lifeforms and residents
for use in inexplicable experiments and horrid vivisections. Battleship: A battleship carries two fearsome weapons of
Battleships rarely appear, but when they do they come ready for inexplicable technology. The first weapon is a poison gas
war, and can decimate whole armies of primitive mortals with generator. Three times per day, a battleship may release a cloud
unsettling ease. of green, nauseating gas, identical to a cloudkill spell cast by a
10th level caster. The second weapon is a fusion charger that
Regardless of their type, all flying saucers are capable of can fire a guided blaster bomb each round. Once fired, a blaster
particularly fast flight and great maneuverability, and bomb moves at a rate of 50’ in any direction desired by the ship’s
are invariably made of a shining, silvery-gold metal. The commander, who may detonate the bomb at his discretion on his
advanced alien material renders them very difficult to damage. initiative. When detonated, a blaster bomb deals 8d6 damage to
Technological weapons deal full damage to flying saucers, but all targets within 40’ of the point of detonation; a successful save
flying saucers cannot be harmed by other man-sized weapons, vs. Blast reduces this damage by half. Each battleship carries 1d8
nor by fire, by wood-throwing artillery, or by natural attacks blaster bombs.
from creatures of huge size or smaller. Stone-throwing artillery
and gigantic creatures deal only 1/10th damage to flying saucers,
FROG, GIANT
while colossal creatures and magic deal only 1/5th damage. % in Lair: 25%
However, like other machines, flying saucers are vulnerable to Dungeon Enc: Knot (1d4) / Lair (1d4)
lightning damage and take double damage from any electricity- Wilderness Enc: Knot (1d4) / Lair (1d4)
based attack, such as the various lightning spells. Additionally, Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 120’ (40’) (and see below)
any saucer hit by an electricity attack must make a successful
Swim 120’ (40’)
save vs. Paralysis or have its computers scrambled, rendering Armor Class: 3
it unable to move except to hover in its current location, and Hit Dice: 2*
unable to use its weapons and special abilities for the next Attacks: 1 (bite)
combat round. Battleships have hardened electronics and enjoy Damage: 1d4
Save: F1
a +4 bonus to this saving throw. Unlike robots, flying saucers are
Morale: -2
vulnerable to mind-affecting spells (which actually target their Treasure Type: A
Visitors pilots), but they are still immune to disease and poison XP: 29
as they have environmental seals against these attacks. The giant frog is a massive amphibian growing up to 200lbs in
Visitors fly saucers, and any saucer may land a party of Visitors weight. The terror of the marshlands is slightly smaller than its
using a gravity elevator projected from its bottom. A scout relative, the giant toad, and lacks its ability to swallow its victims
saucer carries a landing party of 1d4 regular Visitors, with a whole. The giant frog, however, can leap to a great distance.
50% chance of an additional scout drone. An abductor carries In lieu of regular movement, it may jump up to 80’ in any
an abduction team of 2d8 regular Visitors as well as 1d3 scout direction. If it lands on a creature, that creature must succeed
drones and 1d4-1 workbot. A battleship carries a platoon of 2d8 on a saving throw vs. Paralysis or fall prone. If the creature falls
Visitor soldiers as well as 2d4 warbots and 1d4 scout drones. All prone, the frog may bite it with a +2 bonus to its attack throw
saucers carry loot as per the Visitor saucer loot table, p.108 and damage roll. (If the creature retains its footing, the giant
frog can still attack, but without the bonus.) The giant frog, just
like a giant toad, blends well into dark, damp surroundings and

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thus characters encountering a giant frog suffer a -1 penalty to

their surprise rolls.

FUNGUS, ARCHER
% In Lair: 75%
Dungeon Enc.: Copse (1d4) / Thicket (1d4+4)
Wilderness Enc.: Thicket (1d4+4) / Grove (1d10+10)
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 10’ (3’)
Armor Class: 3
Hit Dice: 2*
Attacks: 1 (thorns)
Damage: 1d4
Save: F1
Morale: +4
Treasure Type: P
XP: 290
Created by sorcerers in eons unknown, the archer fungus is
a mobile mushroom that gains sustenance from the blood of
living creatures. An archer fungus has a thick trunk and a large
dome-like cap. Under the cap are many rows of one-inch-long
needle-like spores, which the fungus is able to fire like arrows at
targets up to 60’ away. After its target is dead, the archer fungus

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uproots itself and moved to root itself in the victim’s body to
slowly consume it with its tendrils. Archer fungi are immune to
charm, sleep, and hold spells, to stunning, and to poisons not
designed to work on fungi.

FUNGUS, VIOLET
% in Lair: None
Dungeon Enc: Patch (1d4) or mixed patch (1d4 violent fungi
GECKOMAN
and 1d6 shriekers)
% in Lair: 25%
Wilderness Enc: None
Dungeon Enc: Hunting Party (1d6)/Hideout (1 warband)
Alignment: Neutral
Wilderness Enc: Warband (1d8 hunting parties)/
Movement: 30’ (10’)
Cavern (1d8 warbands)
Armor Class: 3
Alignment: Neutral
Hit Dice: 3+2**
Movement: 120’ (40’)
Attacks: 4 (tentacle/tentacle/tentacle/tentacle)
Climb 60’ (20’)
Damage: 1d6/1d6/1d6/1d6
Armor Class: 3 or by armor
Save: F2
Hit Dice: 1+1*
Morale: N/A
Attacks: 1 (weapon)
Treasure Type: None
Damage: 1d6 or weapon type
XP: 135
Save: GM1
Except for their distinct color, violet fungi resemble shriekers Morale: -1
(AKCS p. 192) and are often found growing among them. A Treasure Type: G (per Warband)
violet fungi’s coloration ranges from purple overall to dull gray or XP: 21
violet covered with purple spots. Violet fungi and shriekers often The geckomen of Queddar are silent, patient hunters who
work symbiotically to attract and kill prey: When the shriekers’ lurk in the deep and rocky deserts in hunt for prey – typically
hellish racket attracts a curious creature, the violet fungus tries giant insects or dinosaurs, though sometimes they do use
to kill it. Both creatures enjoy the fruits of a successful hunt. The their natural talents for banditry or assassination of sapients.
violet fungus has four tentacles that secrete a lethal toxin carried In their homeland, geckomen shelter from the sun’s scorching
in black, oily spores. Any creature damaged by a tentacle attack rays during the day in vast cavern systems, emerging at night
must succeed on a saving throw vs. Poison or die in 2d6 turns. to hunt. The above stats represent a typical geckoman hunter,
Violet fungi are immune to charm, sleep, and hold spells, to assassin, or bandit.
stunning, and to poisons not designed to work on fungi. Geckomen enjoy several gifts from the desert spirits who grant
them protection and guidance. Geckomen are naturally talented
ambushers, and if they achieve surprise they gain a +4 bonus to
their attack throws and deal double damage for the duration of
the surprise. Their natural camouflage and sneaky nature allow
them to seemingly disappear in a desert environment at a roll of
3+ on 1d20. When inside a dungeon or an urban environment,
when they stay motionless, they may evade detection on a roll
of 14+ on 1d20.

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 Each hunting party of geckomen will be led by a hunt leader
(geckoman stalker of level 1d3+1). The hunt leader commands
the less skilled hunters, and can be recognized by the faint
clicking sound he makes – the geckoman language’s version of
a whisper. Each geckoman warband will be led by a warchief
(geckoman stalker of level 1d6+1), who will be advised by a
shaman (geckomen spirit-talker of level 1d4+1). The warchief
and shaman may possess magic items in addition to those held
in the warband’s treasure horde; for each category of magic item,
except for miscellaneous magic, there is a 5% chance per level
of the leader that the leader will possess one randomly chosen
item from that category; for miscellaneous magic, there is a flat
50% chance that he will possess 1d3 items. In the presence of the
warchief, geckomen enjoy a morale score of +1 rather than -1.
Geckomen caverns (wilderness lairs) will be ruled by a revered
spirt-talker (geckoman spirt-talker of 9th level). The revered
spirit-talker will be protected by an elite guard of 2d6 geckoman
stalkers, each of level 1d6+1. Each of these geckoman NPCs may
possess magic items as described above. There is a 70% chance
a geckoman cavern will be guarded by 4d6 trained giant geckos.
Geckoman caverns will have hatchlings and eggs equal to 100%
and 300% the number of able-bodied adults respectively. These
do not fight.
GHAST
% in Lair: 20%
Dungeon Enc: Pack (1d4) / Lair (2d4 plus 2d8 ghouls)
Wilderness Enc: Horde (2d8) / Lair (2d4 plus 2d8 ghouls)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 90’ (30’)
Armor Class: 6 mosses, rodents, and other subterranean fauna, but never turn
Hit Dice: 4+1***
Attacks: 3 (bite/claw/claw)
Damage: 1d8/1d4/1d4
Save: F4
Morale: +2
Treasure Type: N tentacle, dealing 1d12 points of damage without having to make
XP: 365
Cursed children of the night, ghasts are a more powerful and
more disgusting version of regular ghouls afflicted with a
boundless appetite for sweet human (or lizard) flesh. Like their
lesser relatives, ghasts attack with both claws and a vicious bite;
any successful attack requires the opponent to succeed on a
saving throw vs. Paralysis, or become paralyzed for 2d4 turns.
A ghast’s paralysis may be cured with cure light wounds and
cannot affect creatures immune to ghoul paralysis or creatures
of huge size or bigger.
Unlike ordinary ghouls, ghasts emit a horrid stench reeking
of unholy death and decay. Any living creature within 10’ of a
ghast must succeed on a saving throw vs. Poison or be sickened
for 1d8 rounds. While sickened, a creature suffers a -2 penalty to
all attack throws, damage rolls, proficiency throws, and saving
throws. Any creature who succeeds on the saving throw is
immune to the stench of the same pack of ghasts until the next
dawn.
Worse, a ghast’s bite carries a horrid disease. Any creature
successfully bitten by a ghast must succeed on a saving throw
vs. Poison or suffer a debilitating fever that begins the next day
and lasts for 2d6 days or until treated with cure disease. While
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fevered, the creature moves at ½ its normal rate and suffers a -4
penalty to all attack throws, damage rolls, proficiency throws,
and saving throws.
Any living creature slain by a ghast rise again as a ghast at
the next sunset, unless the body is burned or blessed. Like all
undead, ghasts are immune to sleep, charm, and hold spells
and poison. Ghasts are turned as wights.
GLOOM CRAWLER
% In Lair: 80%
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1) / Solitary (1)
Wilderness Enc: None
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 20’ (8’)
Armor Class: 7
Hit Dice: 10*
Attacks: 11 (10 Tentacles, 1 bite)
Damage: 1d12 (x10)/2d8
Save: F10
Morale: +2
Treasure Type: M
XP: 1,550
The gloom crawler is a solitary creature resembling a giant squid
with blackened skin and a large mass of writhing tentacles. It
makes its lair in underground caves, dungeons, and other
subterranean complexes far away from the daylight of the
surface world and spends most of its time dormant, waking
every so often to eat. The gloom crawler uses the suction cups
on its tentacles to pull itself around its underground world. Each
tentacle ends in an eye that allow it to see in any direction. These
creatures are omnivorous and sustain themselves on plants,
down a larger meal, if it is available.
On a successful attack throw with a tentacle, a gloom crawler
automatically restrains the creature it hit. Thereafter the gloom
crawler can automatically constrict its restrained victim with its
an attack throw. Doing so counts as the gloom crawler’s attack
with the tentacle it has used to restrain the creature.
A gloom crawler can restrain and constrict a different creature
with each tentacle simultaneously. It can also choose to restrain
and constrict a particular creature with multiple tentacles. If this
occurs, the restrained creature suffers a -1 penalty on its attack
throws for each additional tentacle, in addition to suffering
constriction damage from each tentacle.
A restrained creature cannot move until it cuts itself free from
the gloom crawler’s tentacle(s). To cut itself free, a creature must
successfully deal 10 points of damage to the gloom crawler
with one blow. Remember that restrained creatures cannot use
shields and can be attacked with a +2 bonus, or can be ambushed
or backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See the condition rules on p. 62
for more details.
Gloom crawlers are averse to sunlight and suffer a -4 penalty to
all attack and saving throws if exposed to it.
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GRICK The Leviathan’s large tentacles can be used to attack oceangoing

% in Lair: 35% ships or coastal structures (within 60’ of the shoreline). On
Dungeon Enc: Cluster (1d4) a successful attack throw with a large tentacle on a ship or
Wilderness Enc: Cluster (1d4)
Alignment: Chaotic
structure, the Leviathan deals 2d20 structural hit points of
Movement: 90’ (30’) damage (or 2d20/5 vs. stone) and automatically restrains the
Climb 60’ (20’) ship or structure it hit. Thereafter the ship or structure can be
Armor Class: 6 constricted for the same damage each round. When restraining
Hit Dice: 2* a ship (but not a structure), the Leviathan can also attack the
Attacks: 5 (bite/tentacle/tentacle/tentacle/tentacle)
Damage: 1d3/1d4/1d4/1d4/1d4
ship with its great beak for an extra 12 points of structural hit
Save: F1 point damage for each round. A ship that has been grabbed
Morale: +0 by the Leviathan is held fast in the water and cannot escape; it
Treasure Type: A continues to take damage until it sinks, the tentacle is cut off,
XP: 29 or the Leviathan is killed or relinquishes its hold. Structures,
A horrid worm with four writhing tentacles surrounding a being immobile, obviously cannot escape either. One of the
sharp beak, the grick is a horror created by dark sorcery or the Leviathan’s large tentacles can be cut off if a total damage of 50
mad whim of chthonic deities. An adult grick is about 8’ long points or more is dealt in one blow.
from the tips of its tentacles to the end of its body and weighs
some 200 lbs. Its body coloration is uniformly dark, save for a The Leviathan’s smaller tentacles are used against creatures
pale underbelly. on ships or near water. On a successful attack throw with a
small tentacle, the Leviathan deals 2d12 points of damage
Gricks attack when hungry or threatened. They hunt by holing and automatically restrains the creature it hit. Thereafter the

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up near high-traffic areas, using their natural coloration to Leviathan can automatically constrict its restrained victim with
blend into convenient shadows. When prey (virtually anything its tentacle, dealing 2d12 points of damage without having to
that moves) ventures near, they lash out with their tentacles. make an attack throw. Doing so counts as the Leviathan’s attack
Characters encountering a grick hiding in rocky or rocky- with the tentacle it has used to restrain the creature. Each time
dungeon terrain suffer a -2 penalty to surprise rolls. the Leviathan constricts a creature, it can move it anywhere the
A grick’s rubbery body seems to shed blows of any kind, granting tentacle can reach, typically towards Leviathan’s great beak, but
it AC 6. Its jaws are relatively small and weak compared to its sometimes high up in the air, underwater, and so on.
body mass, so rather than consume its kill immediately, a grick A restrained creature cannot move until it cuts itself free from
normally drags its victim back to its lair to be eaten at its leisure. the Leviathan’s tentacle(s). To cut itself free, a creature must
Multiple gricks do not fight in concert. Each attacks the prey successfully deal 30 points of damage to Leviathan with one
closest to it, and breaks off the fight as soon as it can drag dead blow. Remember that restrained creatures cannot use shields
or unconscious prey away. and can be attacked with a +2 bonus, or can be ambushed or
backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See the condition rules on p. 62 for
LEVIATHAN more details.
% in Lair: 95%
Dungeon Enc: Solitary Vessel Movement Rate Seafaring Throw
Wilderness Enc: Solitary
150’/round or faster 5+
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 120’/round 11+
Swim 60’ (20’) 90’/round 13+
Armor Class: 9 60’/round 15+
Hit Dice: 40*****
45’/round 17+
Attacks: 11 (2 large tentacles, 8 small tentacles, beak)
Damage: 2d20 shp (large)/ 2d12 (small) / 3d20 (beak) 30’/round or slower 19+
Save: F20
Morale: +4
Treasure Type: Rx3
In lieu of all other actions during a round, the Leviathan can
XP: 41,500 create a capsizing wave. The wave can smash a sea vessel within
There is only one Leviathan in all of Kanahu, and maybe in the 150’ and is capable of sinking even the largest sailing ships. The
entire world. This enormous octopus-like being is said to be an wave is approximately 150’ long, 15’ high, and 4’ thick.
avatar of Rahab himself, a dark manifestation of Chaos. With On his initiative number, the captain of the target vessel may
its mighty tentacles and spell-like powers, it can lay waste to use his action to attempt to steer through the wave. Steering
entire cities and decimate whole armies of mortals. Slaying it is through the wave requires a Seafaring proficiency throw. The
a feat fit for the greatest of heroes, and even they will face utmost target value of the proficiency throw is based on the speed of the
difficulty in vanquishing this lord of the ocean depths. vessel, as shown on the accompanying table. Master mariners
The Leviathan’s body and mantle is over 60’ long, with cruelly- (characters with Seafaring rank 3) gain a +5 bonus on the throw.
barbed tentacles (2 large and 8 smaller) doubling this length. If the captain does not attempt to steer the vessel through the
These vicious extremities can tear apart ships, smash coastal wave, or if the captain’s proficiency throw fails, the vessel is
buildings, and grab prey. struck on its broadside by the wave. It suffers 50-80 (1d4+4 x 10)
shp of damage. Each crewmember on deck must make a saving
throw vs. Blast. Crewmembers that fail their saving throws suffer
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1d6 points of damage and are swept overboard. If the captain’s
proficiency throw succeeds, the vessel suffers only 25-40 (1d4+4
x 5) shp of damage, and the crewmembers are not affected. A
vessel reduced to 0 shp by may no longer move under its own
power or attack with any ship-mounted weaponry, and will
sink in 1d10 rounds. Any crew still on board may attack with
personal weapons during this time. When the vessel sinks, or
when knocked overboard, crew must begin making swimming
throws each round.
The capsizing wave can also be unleashed on coastal structures
in range. Structures are always broadsided by the wave. Each
wooden structure in the area of effect suffers 50-80 shp of
damage while each stone structure suffers 25-40 (1d4+4 x 5)
shp of damage. Each creature in the area of effect must make
a saving throw vs. Blast or suffer 1d6 points of damage and be
knocked down.
As an avatar of Rahab, the Leviathan has been gifted dark
powers by its chthonic master. It may control weather (as the
spell) three times per day and charm animals (as the spell) at
will once per round. The Leviathan often attacks accompanied
Monitors are a genus of lizards containing some of the largest
naturally-occurring specimens. Smart, alert, and possessing
a keen sense of smell, they are quite intelligent and capable of
complex hunting strategies. All of the monitor lizards presented
here are predators, and most are carnivores, though some
species are omnivores. All monitors possess a keen sense of
smell and gain a +1 bonus on surprise rolls.
Komodo dragon: While not an actual dragon, this mighty
monitor is a ferocious predator, equipped with powerful muscles
and an even more powerful jaw. A fully grown adult may reach
a length of 10’ and a weight of 150 lbs. Komodo dragons stalk
prey by smelling it from afar with their forked tongues, and are
fearsome enough to prey on small and medium dinosaurs. In
addition to possessing keen sense of smell, the komodo dragon
is venomous. Any creature bitten by a komodo dragon must
succeed on a saving throw vs. Poison or fall ill and die within
2d6 agonizing hours. An ill creature is not helpless, but cannot
attack or cast spells, and can only move at half speed. A cure
disease spell cast during that time can save the victim. After
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from a distance, waiting for the venom to do its work before
by entire schools of charmed sharks, fish, eels, and other oceanic
approaching the carcass to feast on its flesh.
predators.
Megalania: The komodo dragon’s bigger, meaner relative, the
If the Leviathan feels it is losing an encounter – an unlikely
megalania is a gigantic monitor lizard, stretching 20’ from
occurrence – it will seek to escape by spraying an 80’ radius
head to tail, and weighing 700 lbs. This massive lizard stalks
cloud of black ink to obscure its retreat (as darkness). It is able
the savannahs and open forests of Kanahu, bringing down
to move at triple speed (60’ per round) when fleeing underwater.
prey with its dense musculature, sword-sized teeth, and vicious
venom. Any creature bitten by a megalania must succeed on a
LIZARD, MONITOR saving throw vs. poison at a -2 penalty, or fall ill and die within
Komodo Dragon Megalania
% in Lair: 25% 25%
1d6 painful hours (as above). A cure disease spell cast during
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Lounge Solitary (1)/Lounge that time can save the victim. A megalania will kill and eat small
(1d3) (1d3) prey right away; but larger prey will be bitten then stalked from
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)/Lounge Solitary (1)/Lounge a safe distance until the venom does its work.
(1d3) (1d3)
Alignment: Neutral Neutral Mosasaurus: The mosasaurus is an aquatic giant, measuring 50’
Movement: 120’ (40’) 90’ (30’) - in length, and weighing around 15 tons. While often mistaken
Swim - - for a dinosaur, the mosasaurus is actually a true lizard, in fact a
Armor Class: 4 5
Hit Dice: 2+1* 4+1*
very close relative of monitors. This reptilian king of the seas is
Attacks: 1 (bite) 1 (bite) a horror to mariners, and more than one fishing boat has been
Damage: 1d8 2d6 overturned by a raging mosasaurus, its occupants and cargo
Save: F1 F2 devoured by the ravenous lizard. Mosasaurs are able to swallow
Morale: +2 +2 whole creatures of up to man size on an unmodified attack throw
Treasure Type: A F
XP: 47 215
of 19 or 20. A creature that is swallowed will suffer 1d6 points of
damage per round until it dies or until the mosasaurus is killed.
Mosasaurus Water Monitor If the swallowed creature has a sharp weapon, it may attack the
% in Lair: 25% 25% mosasaurus from inside its belly with an attack penalty of -4.
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)/Lounge Solitary (1)/Lounge Should the swallowed creature die and remain in the dinosaur’s
(1d3) (1d3)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)/Lounge Solitary (1)/Lounge
belly for 6 turns, it is irrecoverably digested. Because of their
(1d3) (1d3) propensity to swallow creatures whole, any encounter with
Alignment: Neutral Neutral mosasaurs may yield treasure, whether wandering or in lair. The
Movement: 150’ (50’) treasure (if any) is always found inside the creature’s belly.
Swim 120’ (40’) 150’ (50’)
Armor Class: 5 5 Water monitor: A clever and agile lizard as deft on the ground
Hit Dice: 12* 1d6 hp as it is inside water, the easily tamed water monitor is a common
Attacks: 1 (bite) 3 (2 claws, bite) pet among the swamp-dwellers of Kanahu, Punt, and Mala. It
Damage: 4d8 1d3/1d3/1d4
Save: F6 Normal Man
also is often utilized as a guard or hunting animal, owing to its
Morale: +2 -2 acute sense of smell. In the wild, a water monitor rarely attacks
Treasure Type: P (see below) None men or lizardmen, but will fight to defend itself from predation.
XP: 2,100 5 An average fully grown water monitor weights 50 lbs and
measures about 6’, tail included.
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 LIZARDMAN, CIVILIZED MANTIS, GIANT
% in Lair: 30% % in Lair: 25%
Dungeon Enc: Squad (2d4) / Outpost (1 troop) Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)
Wilderness Enc: Troop (1d8 squads)/ Fortified Camp (1d6 troops) Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)
Alignment: Neutral Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 120’ (40’) Movement: 60’ (20’)
Swim 120’ (40’) Fly 120’ (40’)
Armor Class: 3 or by armor Armor Class: 4
Hit Dice: 1+1* Hit Dice: 4+2*
Attacks: 3 (bite/claw/claw) or 1 (weapon type) Attacks: 3 (bite/leg/leg)
Damage: 1d6/1d3/1d3 or by weapon type Damage: 1d8/1d10/1d10
Save: F1 Save: F2
Morale: +0 Morale: +3
Treasure Type: E (per troop) Treasure Type: C
XP: 21 XP: 215
Unlike the savage lizardmen presented in ACKS, the more The giant mantis is, like its smaller relative, a vicious hunter –
civilized lizardmen of Punt and Mala enjoy a well-developed the assassin of the insect world. Armed with two raptorial fore-
culture, magnificent art and the benefits of organized warfare. legs and razor-sharp mandibulae, it can brutally murder its foes.
The characteristics listed here represent level 0 civilized These green giant vermin patiently stalk their victims and wait
lizardmen, who might not be as proficient in warfare as proper for an opportunity to attack them, slay them, and devour their
gladiators, hunters or warriors, but are ferocious in battle heads. (The female giant mantis also devours the male’s head
nonetheless. Civilized lizardmen might be merchants, pilgrims, during copulation.) When a giant mantis rolls an unmodified
or even mercenaries (in the latter case they would typically wear 20 on its attack throw, and is attacking a target of 4 HD or less,
scale armor and carry spears and shields). the target must save vs. Death or be immediately beheaded
and slain. This ability does not work against targets with 4+1
All lizardmen are excellent swimmers and may hold their breath
or more HD or without heads. Characters encountering a giant
for up to ten minutes, a fact they sometimes use to mount
mantis suffer a -1 penalty to surprise rolls.
effective ambushes from beneath swamp-water.
Each outpost of lizardmen will be led by a lizardman warrior of MOHRG
level 1d4+1. The leader may possess magic items in addition to % in Lair: 30%
any held by the warband. For each category of item except rods/ Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1) / Gang (1d4)
staffs/wands and scrolls, there is a 5% chance per level of the Wilderness Enc: Gang (1d4) / Mob (2d3 plus 2d6 zombies)
Alignment: Chaotic
leader that he possesses an item of that category. In the presence Movement: 90’ (30’)
of their leader, lizardmen have morale of +2 rather than 0. Armor Class: 9
Hit Dice: 7+2**
Lizardman fortified camps will be ruled by a warleader (lizardman Attacks: 2 (slam/tongue)
warrior of 9th level). The warleader will be accompanied by an Damage: 2d8/special
elite guard of 2d6 lizardman warriors of level 1d4+1. There is a Save: F4
50% chance a 9th level lizardman priestess will be present and Morale: +4
a 25% chance for an 8th level lizardman witch-doctor. Each of Treasure Type: N
XP: 1300
these NPCs may possess individual magic items, as described
When a corrupt sorcerer, a vicious serial killer, a particularly
above. There is a 70% chance the fortified camp will be protected
murderous cannibal, or a warlord responsible for great atrocities
by trained dinosaurs either 5d4 velociraptors or 2d4 deinonychi.
dies, the forces of Chaos he served in life – unwittingly or not
Lizardman fortified camps have adult noncombatants and eggs
– may seize his rotting body and re-animate it in mockery of
equal to 100% and 200% of the number of able-bodied adults
his former glory. The result is a mohrg: a rotting corpse imbued
respectively. These do not fight.
with dark magic.
At first glance a mohrg resembles a zombie, but characters
familiar with the undead can recognize a mohrg by the
unnaturally long fanged tongue protruding from its rotting
mouth. In addition to slamming its victims with its bony fists, a
mohrg may also lash out with this fanged tongue, up to a range
of 5’. Any creature hit by the mohrg’s tongue must succeed on a
saving throw vs. Paralysis or be paralyzed for 1d4 rounds. Any
creature slain by a mohrg rises at the next sunset as a regular
zombie under the control of the mohrg who slew it. The newly-
risen zombie lacks any special abilities it had in life, or, indeed,
any intelligence at all.
Like other undead, mohrg are immune to the effects of sleep,
charm, and hold spells. Mohrg are turned as vampires.

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OTYUGH ROBOT
% in Lair: 30% Personal Security Drone Scout Drone
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1) / Cluster (1d6) % in Lair: None None
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1) / Cluster (1d6) Dungeon Enc: Unit (1d3) Unit (1d3)
Alignment: Chaotic Wilderness Enc: Unit (1d3) Unit (1d3)
Movement: 60’ (20’) Alignment: Neutral Neutral
Armor Class: 7 Movement: -
Hit Dice: 6+2** Fly 210’ (70’) 210’ (70’)
Attacks: 4 (bite/tentacle/tentacle/tentacle) Armor Class: 6 4
Damage: 1d4/1d6/1d6/1d6 Hit Dice: ½* 1*
Save: F3 Attacks: 1 (light plasma) 1 (light plasma)
Morale: -1 Damage: 2d4 2d4
Treasure Type: M Save: NM F1
XP: 980 Morale: N/A N/A
The disgusting otyugh is a being of Chaos spawned by the Treasure Type: Special Special
XP: 6 13
ruinous chthonic gods from particularly disgusting piles of
rotting rubbish. Born of primordial chaos and rotten matter, the Workbot Warbot
otyugh possesses a round body with three tentacles mounted % in Lair: None None
atop it and three clawed legs underneath. It has a large gaping Dungeon Enc: Unit (1d3) Unit (1d3)
maw and an odd number of eyes distributed across its main Wilderness Enc: Unit (1d3) Assault Unit (2d8)
Alignment: Neutral Neutral
body in seemingly random locations. It typically eats scavenged
Movement: 60’ (20’) 90’ (30’)
refuse, but will happily consume any hapless creature which Fly
finds itself in this creature’s midden.

The otyugh’s tentacles reach 10’ in length and are studded with
barbs and sharp-edged suckers. On a successful attack throw
with a tentacle, an otyugh automatically restrains the creature it
hit. Thereafter the gloom crawler can automatically constrict its
restrained victim with its tentacle, dealing 1d6 points of damage
without having to make an attack throw. Doing so counts as
the otyugh’s attack with the tentacle it has used to restrain the
creature.
An otyugh can restrain and constrict a different creature with
each tentacle simultaneously. It can also choose to restrain and
constrict a particular creature with multiple tentacles. If this
occurs, the restrained creature suffers a -1 penalty on its attack
throws for each additional tentacle, in addition to suffering
constriction damage from each tentacle. For instance, if three
tentacles are constricting a character, the character suffers 3d6
points of damage and suffers -2 to attack throws.
A restrained creature cannot move until it cuts itself free from
the otyugh’s tentacle(s). To cut itself free, a creature must
successfully deal 6 points of damage to the otyugh with one
blow. Remember that restrained creatures cannot use shields
and can be attacked with a +2 bonus, or can be ambushed or
backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See the condition rules on p. 62 for
more details.
The otyugh also carries a noxious mixture of infectious germs
in its bowels. If bitten by an otyugh, a creature must make a
successful saving throw vs. Poison or become fevered for 3d6
days. While fevered, the creature moves at ½ its normal rate and
suffers a -4 penalty to all attack throws, damage rolls, proficiency
throws, and saving throws.
Monsters
Armor Class: 5 9
Hit Dice: 3* 5**
Attacks: 1 (plasma welder) 2 (claw/claw) or 1
(plasma cannon)
Damage: 1d6 1d8/1d8 or 2d10
Save: F2 F3
Morale: N/A N/A
Treasure Type: Special Special x2
XP: 65 500
Robots are automated machines made of advanced alloys by the
mysterious Visitors to assists them in their inscrutable missions.
Rumor has it that the ancient humans who came from beyond
the stars possessed robots as well. Whatever their origins, robots
possess rudimentary virtual intelligences, but lack a capacity for
higher reasoning or a truly free will.
All robots may silently communicate with each other and with
any Visitor within 500’ using what scholars believe to be etheric
transmissions. Robots have advanced sensors and may “see”
even in pitch darkness up to a range of 90’, and automatically
detect any invisible creatures.
The Visitors employ four types of robots – personal security
drones, scout drones, workbots and warbots, each described
below. Regardless of type, robots possess only virtual intelligence,
and are thus unaffected by hold, charm, or sleep spells. Since
they are machines and not living beings, they are unaffected
by poison or gases. However, like all machines, robots are
vulnerable to lightning damage and take double damage from
any electricity-based attack, such as the various lightning spells.
Additionally, any robot hit by an electricity attack must save vs.
Paralysis or have its positronic brain scrambled, rendering it
unable to move (scout drones may only hover in their current
location) and unable to use its weapons and special abilities for
the next combat round. Warbot have hardened electronics and
enjoy a +2 bonus to this saving throw.
A robot encountered as a monster is active and cannot be
reprogrammed (see p. 103) unless it is first incapacitated. All
robots carry loot as per the Visitor robot loot table, p.108.

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 Personal Security Drone: Resembling a 1’ diameter sphere
with a 6” disk-shaped rim, and weighing 5 lbs, the personal
security drone is used by Visitors to augment the firepower and
surveillance capabilities of its landing teams. Though small, a
personal security drone is both well-armored and exceptionally
maneuverable, and programmed to use evasive tactics, which
accounts for its relatively high AC (6). It carries a single light
plasma beam with a range of 50’. Personal security drones gain
a +2 bonus to avoid surprise, and share this bonus with their
owner if he is within communication range.
Scout Drone: A small saucer-shaped machine, 2’ across and
weighing 20 lbs, used by Visitors for scouting and surveillance
purposes. A scout drone is not as intelligent as other robots but it
is autonomous enough to undertake complex surveillance tasks
if appropriately programmed. A scout drone contains several
onboard holographic and sound recorders, and the drone’s
operator may instruct it to play the holograms and sounds upon
its return.
Workbot: Resembling an oversized mechanical spider, the
workbot is 5’ wide, legs included, and weighs 200 lbs. The workbot
is a tireless servant and an excellent builder, programmed for
all methods of construction, and excellent in repair tasks. It is
generally unsuited for combat, possessing merely a short-ranged
(melee) plasma welder, but once per round, in lieu of attacking,
it may repair any robot, saucer or other mechanical contraption
it stands next to. Such repairs restore 1d8 hit points to the target
machine at a cost of one unit of spare parts. The typical workbot
comes equipped with 10 such units, and these stores may be
replenished with other spare parts found or scavenged by the
workbot’s owner. A workbot is also invaluable in construction
tasks; a single workbot has a construction rate of 10gp per day,
doing the job of no less than 20 primitive master craftsmen with
their journeymen and apprentices in tow!
Warbot: A mechanical engine of war constructed of silvery
metal in a vaguely humanoid form, standing 9’ tall, with metal
claws, no mouth, and a single rectangular “eye” on its head. A
warbot weighs 1,000 lbs and walks slowly, shaking the ground as
it moves its mechanical weight. The warbot is the smartest of all
Visitor robots and can fight autonomously and employ complex
tactics. It may attack an adjacent target with both claws, or
shoot a heavy plasma beam to a range of 210’. Additionally, it
may launch bombs to a range of 30’. Warbot bombs deal 6d6
points of damage to targets within 15’ of the point of impact; a
successful save vs. Blast halves the damage. Any given warbot
carries 1d6 bombs, and once depleted, only a Visitor saucer or
base can replenish their supply.
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ROPER
% in Lair: 30%
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1) / Cluster (2d3)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1) / Cluster (2d3)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 30’ (10’)
Armor Class: 9
Hit Dice: 10***
Attacks: 7 (1 bite, 6 strands)
Damage: 2d8 / restraint
Save: F5
Morale: +2
Treasure Type: Px2
XP: 2,950
When dark and ruinous forces of Chaos flow through a dark
cavern or a rotting forest, they sometimes transform a stalagmite
or a rotting tree trunk into a constricting, ravenous monstrosity
known as a roper. A roper weighs 2,200lbs and stands some 9’
tall, tapering from 3-4’ feet in diameter at the base to 1’ across
at the top. Its coloration and temperature change to match the
features of the surrounding cave or forest.
While slow to creep on the cavern or forest floor, the roper may
launch six strong, sticky strands up to 50’. On a successful attack
throw with a strand, a roper automatically restrains the creature
it hit. Thereafter the roper can automatically move its restrained
victim 10’ per round towards itself. Doing so counts as the
roper’s attack with the strand it has used to restrain the creature.
A roper can restrain a different creature with each strand
simultaneously. It can also choose to restrain a particular
creature with multiple strands. If this occurs, the restrained
creature suffers a -1 penalty on its attack throws for each
additional strand, and can be moved an additional 10’ per
round towards the roper.
A restrained creature cannot move until it escapes or cuts itself
free from the roper’s strand(s). The restrained creature may
attempt to escape as an action in lieu of attacking. It may attempt
to slip free with a saving throw versus Paralysis or it may attempt
to break free with a proficiency throw to open doors. If the
creature has Contortionism proficiency, it gains a +4 bonus on
either throw. In either case, if the throw succeeds, the creature
has escaped. To cut itself free, a creature must successfully hit
the strand (AC 5) and deal 10 points of damage with one blow.
Severing a strands deals no damage to the roper itself, and the
roper can extrude a new strand on its next initiative. Remember
that restrained creatures cannot use shields and can be attacked
with a +2 bonus, or can be ambushed or backstabbed for a +4
bonus. See the condition rules on p. 62 for more details.
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 SCORPIONMAN
% in Lair: 25%
Dungeon Enc: Gang (2d4) / Lair (1 Swarm)
Wilderness Enc: Swarm (1d8 Gangs) /Warren (1d4 Swarms)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 120’ (40’)
Armor Class: 4 Armor Class:
Hit Dice: 2+1*
Attacks: 3 (claw/claw/sting)
Damage: 1d4/1d4/1d3 and poison or weapon/
weapon/1d3 and poison
Save: F2
Morale: +2
Treasure Type: J (per swarm)
XP: 47
The Sorcerer King Nabu-Ram of Harat bred these horrid
scorpionmen in the noxious vats under his dark castle. Horrific
hybrids of man and scorpion, they were meant to serve as the
Sorcerer-King’s shock troopers. But Nabu-Ram was defeated
and slain. Now his arthropod progeny roams the world as a
dark plague of sadistic human-insectoids out for plunder and
murder. A scorpionman has the lower body of a scorpion –
stinger included – and the upper body of a man, albeit covered
with chitinous plates. Any creature stung by a scorpionman
must succeed on a saving throw vs. Poison or die in 1d6 turns.
Each scorpionman gang is led by a sergeant with AC 5 (AC
6 with shield), 3+1 HD, and 17 hit points, which deals +1
damage with natural attacks or +2 damage with weapons. Each
scorpionman swarm will be led by a dark shaman with AC 6 (7
with shield), 4+1 HD, 21 hit points, and the spellcasting abilities
of a 4th level cultist, dealing +2 damage with natural attacks or
+3 with weapons. A scorpionman lair or warren will be led by a
chieftain with AC 7 (AC 8 with shield), 6+2 HD, 30 hit points,
and the spellcasting abilities of a 6th level cultist, dealing +2
damage with natural attacks or +3 with weapons. As long as the
chieftain is alive, the scorpionmen will gain a +1 to morale rolls.
Scorpionman lairs and warrens will have post-molt nymphs
and pre-molt nymphs equal to 100% and 500% of the number
of able-bodied adults respectively. Post-molt nymphs have AC
0, 1 hit point, and attack with a venomous stinger. Creatures
stung by a post-molt nymph must succeed on a saving throw vs.
Poison at +4 or suffer 1d4 points in damage in 1d6 turns. Pre-
molt nymphs cannot move or fight (they are typically carried on
the scorpionman’s backs). When encountered in a warren, there
is a 70% chance that the scorpionmen will be accompanied by
1d6 giant scorpions.
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SERPENTILE MACHINE
% in Lair: None
Dungeon Enc: Single (1)
Wilderness Enc: Single (1)
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 120’ (40’)
8
Hit Dice: 5***
Attacks: 1 (bite)
Damage: 1d10 + constriction
Save: F3
Morale: N/A
Treasure Type: None
XP: 500
In the heyday of their might, the serpentmen built mighty
sorcerous machines in the likeness of bronze-golden serpents
to guard their temples and underground vaults. Millennia
after their masters’ death, these machines still roam their
old haunts, seeking intruders into long-abandoned halls. A
serpentile machine looks like a 15’ long metal snake, of copper
to golden color, with a stylized wedge-shaped head. It slithers
like a serpent and produces a mechanical hissing sound. The
serpentile machine has two horrid capabilities used to murder
those who dare enter their masters’ old homes.
First, after a successful bite attack, the serpentile machine may
immediately grab the creature it has bitten and constrict it for
an additional 1d8 points of damage. Thereafter the serpentile
machine can automatically constrict the grabbed creature on
its initiative each round, dealing 1d8 points of damage without
having to make an attack throw. The serpentile machine may
also continue to bite the creature it has grabbed with a +2 bonus,
or bite other opponents, but in no case can it grab more than
one creature at a time.
The grabbed creature cannot attack, cast spells, move, or take any
other action except to attempt to escape. When attempting to
escape from being grabbed, a creature has to two options. First,
it may attempt to slip free with a saving throw versus Paralysis.
Second, it may attempt to break free with a proficiency throw
to open doors. If the creature has Contortionism proficiency,
it gains a +4 bonus on either throw. In either case, if the throw
succeeds, the creature has escaped. Remember that grabbed
creatures cannot use shields and can be attacked with a +2
bonus, or can be ambushed or backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See
the condition rules on p. 62 for more details.
Second, the serepntile machine can emit a noxious poison gas
three times per day. The poison gas is similar to cloudkill, but
affects only a 10’ diameter and floats only at a pace of 10’ per
round for a duration of 1d6 rounds.
Because they are not truly alive, serpentile machines are immune
to gas and poison. Further, they are unaffected by charm, sleep,
or hold spells. They count as enchanted creatures for purposes
of spells such as dispel evil and protection from evil.
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SERPENTMAN SHAMBLING MOUND

Serpentman Undead Serpentman % in Lair: 70%
% in Lair: 80% 80% Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)
Dungeon Enc: Single (1) Single (1) or Pod (1d6) Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)
Wilderness Enc: Single (1) Single (1) or Pod (1d6) Alignment: Chaotic
Alignment: Chaotic Chaotic Movement: 60’ (20’)
Movement: 120’ (40’) 120’ (40’) Armor Class: 7
Armor Class: 4 4 Hit Dice: 8+2**
Hit Dice: 7*** 5*** Attacks: 2 (slam/slam)
Attacks: 1 (bite) or 1 (bite) Damage: 3d6/3d6
weapon type Save: F4
Damage: 2d6 and venom 2d6 Morale: +3
or weapon type Treasure Type: K
Save: F7 F5 XP: 1,600
Morale: -2 +4 Shambling mounds, also called shamblers, appear to be heaps
Treasure Type: Hx2 N, D of rotting vegetation. They are actually intelligent, carnivorous
XP: 1,490 650
plants animated by the dark forces of Qetesh, the Chaotic
Once, millennia ago, the mighty serpentmen ruled the known
fertility goddess. A shambler is about 6’ tall when it stands erect,
world with their dark sorcery and inscrutable technology. But in
with an 8’ girth and a weight of about 3,800 lbs. Its “brain” and
their hubris, they created their own gravediggers: The lizardmen,
sensory organs are located deep within its body mass.
created as servants and common soldiers by the serpentmen
rose and – under the guidance of the blessed prophetess Telina A shambling mound attacks by slamming its opponents with
– smote their old masters in an exalted march of holy fervor. two huge, arm-like appendages. If the shambler hits its target

Today, the serpentmen are virtually extinct, hunted to the
farthest corners of the worlds in the name of Ixchala. But a few
remain behind, hidden from the lizardmen’s wrath. Most are no
longer living, having died in the service of their chaotic masters,
and are now risen as dark undead as a gift by the gods of Chaos.
A tiny handful are still alive, hiding in suspended-animation
pods.
Such villains, both dead and living, are horrid in their power. A
living serpentman carries a lethal venomous bite. Any creature
bitten by it must succeed on a saving throw vs. Poison or die. It
also possesses vast powers of sorcery, and may cast spells as a
7th level mage.
An undead serpentman’s venom glands have long run dry,
but he still hold a malicious intelligence and the spellcasting
capabilities of a 5th level mage. Whether living or dead,
serpentmen have a preference for necromantic, poisonous, and
lighting spells. Undead serpentmen are immune to the effects of
gas and poison and are unaffected by charm, sleep, or hold spells
of any sort. They are turned as mummies.
It is said that in the days of their race’s glory, more powerful
serpentmen of 8, 9, or even more HD and caster ability ruled
over their empire, but whether such sinister abominations yet
survive remains unknown.
Monsters
with both of its slam attacks, it may immediately grab the
target and constrict it for an additional 4d6 points of damage.
Thereafter the shambling mound can automatically constrict
the grabbed creature on its initiative each round, dealing 4d6
points of damage without having to make an attack throw.
Doing so counts as the shambler’s full attack routine.
The grabbed creature cannot attack, cast spells, move, or take
any other action except to attempt to escape. When attempting
to escape from being grabbed, a creature has to two options.
First, it may attempt to slip free with a saving throw versus
Paralysis with a -4 penalty. Second, it may attempt to break free
with a proficiency throw to open doors with a -4 penalty. If the
creature has Contortionism proficiency, it gains a +4 bonus on
either throw. In either case, if the throw succeeds, the creature
has escaped. Remember that grabbed creatures cannot use
shields and can be attacked with a +2 bonus, or can be ambushed
or backstabbed for a +4 bonus. See the condition rules on p. 62
for more details.
A shambling mound is completely immune to lightning and
other types of electrical damage. As plants, shamblers are
immune to all charm, sleep, and hold spells, to stunning, and
to poisons not designed to work on plants. They are vulnerable
to spells that affect plants.

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 original form once per round in lieu of any other action in that
round by making another saving throw vs. Petrification. If the
save succeeds, the victim reestablishes its normal form for one
minute (6 rounds). If the save fails, the victim can try again the
following round until successful. Only a restore life and limb
spell or ritual magic can permanently cure this interdimensional
infection.
Any being actually slain by a shoggoth is instantly transformed
into a shoggoth itself by the interdimensional infection.

SLUG, GIANT
% In Lair: None
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 60’ (20’)
Armor Class: 1
Hit Dice: 12**
Attacks: 1 (bite or spit acid)
Damage: 1d12 or 5d8
Save: F12
Morale: +2
Treasure Type: None
XP: 3000
Giant slugs are larger, much stronger versions of normal slugs.
A typical giant slug is 20’ long, but the creatures can grow to
SHOGGOTH twice that length. They are pale gray in color with a dull white
% in Lair: None
underbelly, and possess a single pair of long, thin tentacles or
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1) antennae which they use to sense brightness, heat, and scent.
Alignment: Chaotic A giant slug’s squishy, flexible body allows it to squeeze into
Movement: 60’ (20’) relatively narrow corridors, though these may prevent it turning
Armor Class: 6 around. A large slime trail marks the ground wherever it moves.
Hit Dice: 8+1*
Giant slugs are found in moist or wet environments such as
Attacks: 2 (claw/claw)
Damage: 1d4/1d4 and special swamps, marshes, rain forests, and dungeons. They are both
Save: F4 scavengers and predators, and feed on both plants and animals.
Morale: +0 Giant slugs are nocturnal creatures and spend the daylight
Treasure Type: None hours away from the heat of the sun. In combat, giant slugs can
XP: 1,100
attack with a bite, or spit acid to a range of 60’. Because of their
The horrific shoggoth is a creature of pure Chaos, a malignant squishy body, giant slugs are immune to attacks by non-magical
tumor of ruinous entropy in our reality. It has a mutable, ever- blunt weapons.
changing form bristling with all kinds of eyes, claws and teeth.
A shoggoth’s dimensions vary, but it always weighs several
tons However, for all its fearsome appearances, whether it
SNAKE, GIANT CONSTRICTING VIPER
% In Lair: None
has claws, fangs, pincers, tentacles, or spines, a shoggoth does Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)
little physical harm, and regardless of form, the creature seems Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)
unable to manage more than two attacks per round. Its continual Alignment: Neutral
transmutations prevent the coordination needed to do more. Movement: 90’ (30’)
Armor Class: 3
However, a blow from a shoggoth against a living creature can Hit Dice: 15**
cause a terrible transformation by infectious Chaos. The creature Attacks: 1 (bite, constrict)
Damage: 3d6, poison/5d6
must save vs. Petrification or become a spongy, amorphous mass. Save: F5
Unless the victim manages to control the effect (see below), Morale: +2
its shape melts, flows, writhes, and boils. An affected creature Treasure Type: None
is unable to hold or use any item. Clothing, armor, rings, and XP: 4,200
helmets become useless. Large items worn or carried—armor, The giant constricting viper is a primeval serpent that can grow
backpacks, even shirts—hamper more than help, reducing the to be up to 50’ long, with a head the size of a horse’s skull and
victim’s Dexterity score by 4. Soft or misshapen feet and legs a girth as tall as a man. When its yawning mouth opens, fangs
reduce speed to 10 feet or one-quarter normal, whichever is less. drip with a venom that brings madness and death.
Searing pain courses along the nerves, so strong that the victim Like other constrictor snakes, the constricting viper hunts by
cannot act coherently. The victim cannot cast spells or use magic biting its prey, then squeezing it to death with its coils. Unlike
items, and it attacks blindly, unable to distinguish friend from pythons and boas, however, the bite of the constricting viper is
foe (-4 penalty to attack throws.) A victim may try to regain his venomous! A bitten victim must succeed in a saving throw vs.
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Poison. If the save fails, the victim is immediately maddened (as TENDRICULOS
the spell incite madness). If the venom is not neutralized, the % in Lair: 100%
victim will die 1d4+2 turns later. Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1)
After a successful bite attack, the giant constricting viper may Alignment: Chaotic
immediately grab the creature it has bitten and constrict it for Movement: 60’ (20’)
Armor Class: 6
an additional 5d6 points of damage. Thereafter the constricting Hit Dice: 9+3**
viper can automatically constrict the grabbed creature on its Attacks: 3 (bite/tendril/tendril)
initiative each round, dealing 5d6 points of damage without Damage: 2d10 + swallow /1d8/1d8
having to make an attack throw. The constricting viper may also Save: F4
continue to bite the creature it has grabbed with a +2 bonus, Morale: +2 (0)
Treasure Type: M
or bite other opponents. Due to its great size, the constricting XP: 1,900
viper can simultaneously grab up to two different man-sized The tendriculos is a cancerous growth of plants and plant
creatures. material animated by vile Chaos. It towers to the height of 15’
The grabbed creature cannot attack, cast spells, move, or take any and masses 3,500 lbs, resembling a mound of rotting plant
other action except to attempt to escape. Maddened characters material overgrown with many tendrils and vines.
will not attempt to escape. When attempting to escape from After a successful bite attack, a tendriculos can attempt to
being grabbed, a creature has to two options. First, it may attempt swallow its target. The creature must succeed on a saving throw
to slip free with a saving throw versus Paralysis with a -4 penalty. vs. Petrification or be swallowed. A tendriculos automatically
Second, it may attempt to break free with a proficiency throw to swallows the creature if its attack throw is an unmodified 20.
open doors with a -4 penalty. If the creature has Contortionism

Monsters
Only creatures of man size or smaller can be swallowed by a
proficiency, it gains a +4 bonus on either throw. In either case, tendriculos, but up to eight such creatures can be held in its
if the throw succeeds, the creature has escaped. Remember that interior. Once inside the plant’s mass, the swallowed creature
grabbed creatures cannot use shields and can be attacked with a must succeed on a saving throw vs. Poison each round. If the
+2 bonus, or can be ambushed or backstabbed for a +4 bonus. saving throw succeeds, the creature suffers 1d6 points of acid
See the condition rules on p. 62 for more details. damage from the creature’s digestive juices. If the saving throw
fails, the creature suffers 2d6 points of acid damage and is
SPIDER, PHASE paralyzed for 3d6 rounds by the tendriculos’s digestive juices,
% in Lair: 50%
taking 2d6 points of acid damage per round.
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1) / or Cluster (1d6)
Wilderness Enc: Solitary (1) / or Cluster (1d6) If a swallowed creature avoids paralysis and has a sharp weapon,
Alignment: Neutral
it may attack the tendriculos from inside its belly with an attack
Movement: 120’ (40’)
Climb 60’ (20’) throw penalty of -4. A successful hit deals normal damage to
Armor Class: 5 the tendriculos and allows the swallowed creature to escape.
Hit Dice: 5+1** However, once the creature exits, the plant’s regenerative
Attacks: 1 (bite) capacity closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut
Damage: 1d8 and poison
its own way out.
Save: F2
Morale: +0 Should the swallowed creature die and remain in the dinosaur’s
Treasure Type: None
belly for 6 turns, it is irrecoverably digested. Because of their
XP: 660
propensity to swallow creatures whole, any encounter with a
A phase spider is a 700 lbs arachnid monstrosity with a diameter
tendriculos may yield treasure, whether wandering or in lair.
of 8’, legs included. Unlike other giant spiders, it does not weave
The treasure (if any) is always found inside the creature’s belly..
a web, except as a hideout for its eggs, preferring instead to
pounces on its prey through the unique ability for which it is A tendriculos regenerates 3 points of damage per round. If a
named: the ability to momentarily shift from this world to tendriculos loses a tendril, the tendril will attempt to crawl or
otherworldly dimensions. squirm back toward the main mass to reattach. A tendriculos
can reattach a severed member instantly by holding it to the
In lieu of its normal movement, the phase spider may teleport
stump. If a tendriculos is reduced to 0 or fewer hit points, it
itself, via dimensions unknown, up to 20’ in any direction. It
will collapse, but it is not slain. It will continue to regenerate
arrives unerringly at its desired destination facing any way
and stand again to fight when it regenerates to 1 or more hp.
it desires. It cannot reappear inside solid material but it can
However, tendriculi cannot regenerate damage from fire or acid,
rematerialize on walls or ceilings or in open air if desired.
and reducing it to 0 hp with fire or acid will kill the creature.
Like other giant spiders, the phase spider carries a potent venom When confronted by fire or acid, a tendriculos’s morale drops
in its fangs. Any creature bitten by the phase spider must succeed to 0.
on a saving throw vs. Poison or die in agony within 1d6 turns.

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 TERROR BIRD the spellcasting abilities of a 6th level cultist. As long as a curate
% in Lair: 25% or vicar of Bokrug is alive, his toadmen underlings enjoy a +2
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1) /Nest (1d3) bonus to morale.
Wilderness Enc: Flight (1d3) /Nest (1d3)
Alignment: Neutral Toadman keep giant toads as guards and pets. Each toadman
Movement: 300’ (100’) cult has a 50% chance of being accompanied by 1d4 giant toads.
Armor Class: 5
Hit Dice: 6*
A toadman village has an 80% chance of containing another
Attacks: 3 (bite/kick/kick) 3d6 giant toads in addition to those belonging to its constituent
Damage: 2d6/1d4/1d4 cults.
Save: F2
Morale: +0 Males and females appear identical to the typical non-toadman
Treasure Type: F observer, and both fight equally well. The creatures spawn in
XP: 570 nearby waters in springtime, giving birth to the tadpole larva
Standing ten feet tall and armed with a vicious beak, the terror that will eventually mature into toadmen. There will always
bird is a relative of raptor dinosaurs and shares their tenacity be a body of water (pond or lake) within walking distance of
and appetite. The terror bird’s plumage is drab gray, except for its a toadman village. There will be 2d4 swarms of flesh-eating
colorful throat and head. Though flightless, it can run as quickly tadpoles in the water. Treat these as insect swarms (see ACKS p.
as the wind. Not only can it tear the flesh of its prey with its 197) but with swimming instead of flying movement.
axe-like beak, but its clawed feet can deliver a murderous kick.
The terror bird’s attacks are so vicious that it often eviscerate its VISITOR
prey and tears apart its limbs. Any creature mortally wounded Visitor Visitor Soldier
by a terror bird suffers a -4 penalty on its subsequent Mortal % in Lair: 30% 30%
Wounds roll. Dungeon Enc: Team (2d4)/ Squad (2d4)/
Outpost (1 platoon) Platoon (1d8 squads)
When a terror bird nest is encountered, there is a 33% chance Wilderness Enc: Platoon (4d6 teams)/ Platoon (1d6 squads)/
that it will contain 1d3 eggs (worth 3gp each) or 1d2 young Colony (1d8 Platoons) Company (2d3 platoons)
Alignment: Neutral Neutral
(worth 16gp each). Such a nest will typically be guarded by a
Movement: 90’ (30’) 90’ (30’)
pair of adult parents. Armor Class: 4 7
Hit Dice: 1* 2+1*
TOADMAN Attacks: 1 (weapon) 1 (weapon)
% in Lair: 30% Damage: By weapons By weapon
Dungeon Enc: Gang (2d6) / Lair (1 cult) Save: F1 F2
Wilderness Enc: Cult (1d6 gangs) / Village (1d8 Cults) Morale: -1 +2
Alignment: Chaotic Treasure Type: Special Special
Movement: 90’ (30’) XP: 13 47
Swim 120’ (40’) Whether they have come from another planet or another reality
Armor Class: 3 altogether, the Visitors are alien to this world. They resemble
Hit Dice: 1+1* short humanoids, standing approximately 4’2’’ tall and weighing
Attacks: 1 (bite or weapon)
Damage: 1d3 or by weapon
on average 80 lbs. They have slender builds with smooth gray-
Save: F1 brown skin and no hair whatsoever on their bodies. Their
Morale: +0 heads are large, with very small noses, small mouths and large
Treasure Type: G (per cult) almond-shape eyes, black with no visible pupil. No one knows
XP: 21 for certain what the Visitors came to accomplish on Kanahu.
The vile toadmen worship the chthonic god Bokrug, the vile But they do seem interested in meticulous research on the world
god of lizards and amphibians, and pay homage to other water- and its inhabitants – particularly biological research, in the form
related Chaotic gods, especially Rahab and Dagon. They live in of strange and often horrifying experiments on abductees.
primitive villages in the wilds near the waters and there they
spawn and dance around their ghastly idols. What they lack All Visitors are telepathic; while they do possess a written and
in intelligence, they make up with vicious savagery. They will spoken language of their own, they can also communicate
readily capture and eat or sacrifice any living being they can telepathically at will with each other or with any sentient beings
overpower. Toadmen may hold their breath up to a full turn up to a range of 120’. At closer range (30’), they may also read
(10 minutes) and enjoy adaptive coloration that imposes a -2 surface thoughts at will, as per the ESP spell. However, the main
penalty to surprise rolls when encountering them. combat advantage their psychic powers afford them is that of
a mind-meld; once per day, any given group of up to eight
Each toadman gang is led by a well-armed and armored Visitors may connect to each other psionically up to a range of
champion with AC 4 (AC 5 with a shield), 2+1 hit dice, 9 hit 60’, pool their existing hit-points, and re-distribute them among
points, and a +1 bonus to damage. Each cult is led by a curate themselves as desired.
of Bokrug, typically wearing a ritual mask, with AC 4 (AC 5
with shield), 4+1 HD, 19 hit points, a +1 bonus to damage, and Visitors typically dress in utilitarian coveralls of various
the spellcasting abilities of a 4th level cultist. A toadman lair drab colors laden with various technological tools and lab
or village is led by a vicar of Bokrug, typically carrying several implements. The coveralls are silkweave suits (see p. 101), and
severed, dried heads of his sacrificial victims, with AC 5 (AC 6 serve as basic armor (AC 4). Most Visitors carry a plasma pistol
with shield), 6+1 HD, 30 hit points, a +2 bonus to damage, and

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with them for self-defense, though capture teams usually carry
stun launchers or hand stunners as well.
A Visitor team is led by a team leader of 1d4+4 hp equipped
with a force field belt (AC 6). A Visitor platoon always has a
5 HD commanding officer with an advanced force field belt
(AC 7) and trained with advanced psychic powers. A Visitor
commanding offer can psychically manipulate creatures within
60’ range up to three times per day (in game terms, treat psychic
manipulation as charm person and charm monster effects). A
Visitor colony will be led by a Visitor commander (HD 7, AC 7)
capable of psychic manipulation as well as arcane spellcasting
as a mage of level 2d4. There is also a 75% chance that 3d6
Visitor warbots will be present at a colony, a 75% chance for 6d6
workbots, and a 75% chance for a platoon of Visitor soldiers. A
colony also has a 50% chance at any given time of having 1d6
scout saucers at its disposal.
In lieu of attacking with its stinger, the giant parasitic wasp may
inject a paralyzed or dead victim with its eggs. A living victim
may make a saving throw vs. Poison to avoid being implanted
with giant wasp eggs. 2d4 days after they are injected into a
victim, the eggs will hatch, and the emerging larvae will start
chewing their way inside the victim’s body, eating his or her
vital organs and causing 1d6 damage per round. A cure disease
spell can destroy the eggs and/or the larvae hatching from them.
Otherwise, death is certain. When the victim finally dies, the
larvae emerge and form cocoons, which hatch into adult giant
parasitic wasps after 2d6+14 days.
ADDITIONAL MONSTER CHARACTERISTICS
The following tables are provided for the convenience of Judges
who are using the advanced rules in Lairs & Encounters for
taming and training monsters and harvesting monster parts.

Visitor Soldiers: Visitor soldiers are better trained in combat, Armored Hides
wear enclosed armor (AC 5), and usually carry plasma rifles Monster Hide Enc. (st) Hide Value (GP)
and heavy plasmas, but are otherwise similar to regular Visitors. Cockroach, Balroach 3 4/6 140
A Visitor soldier squad is led by a squad leader of 3 HD. A

Monsters
Destrachan 10 180
Visitor soldier platoon has a 5 HD commanding officer (as Dinosaur, Alamosaurus 160 4,025
above). A Visitor soldier company will be led by a 7 HD Visitor Dinosaur, Ankylosaurus 32 1,800
commander (as above) . In addition, a Visitor soldier company Dinosaur, Carnotaurus 9 105
will have 6d6 Visitor personal security drones, a 75% chance Dinosaur, Deinonychus 0.5 4
for 6d6 scout drones, a 75% chance for 3d6 warbots, and a 75%
Dinosaur, Edmontosaurus 21 535
chance for a platoon of regular Visitors (“civvies”).
Dinosaur, Giganotosaurus 80 2,000
Visitor units carry loot as per the Visitor loot table, p.108. Dinosaur, Timurlengia 1.5 11
Dinosaur, Titanosaurus 530 13,415
WASP, GIANT PARASITIC Dinosaur, Triceratops 53 2,000
% in Lair: 20% Dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus 40 300
Dungeon Enc: Solitary (1) / Hive (1d6) Dinosaur, Velociraptor 1/6 1
Wilderness Enc: Swarm (1d6) / Hive (1d6)
Alignment: Neutral Flying Saucer Wreckage, 437 16,600
Movement: 60’ (20’) Scout
Fly 180’ (60’) Flying Saucer Wreckage, 437 25,000
Armor Class: 4 Abductor
Hit Dice: 5+2** Flying Saucer Wreckage, 21 800
Attacks: 1 (sting) Battleship
Damage: 2d4 and paralytic poison Leviathan 30 770
Save: F3
Morale: +2
Lizard, Komodo Dragon 3/6 5
Treasure Type: M Lizard, Megalania 2 30
XP: 660 Lizard, Mosasaurus 80 900
The giant parasitic wasp is a cruel species of giant vermin with a Robot Wreckage, Warbot 3 150
paralytic stinger that hunts for live prey. Once it has immobilized Scorpionman 4/6 7
a victim, the wasp carries the creature back to its nest, where it Tyrannosaurus Rex 40 300
injects it with eggs. Thereafter, the paralyzed victim serves as an
incubator for the eggs and, later, as food for the wasp’s emerging
The first four tables provide the value of hides, plumage, horns,
larva.
and venoms that can be extracted from the monsters of Kanahu.
Any creature stung by the giant’s insect’s stinger must succeed on The remaining tables provide the monster’s size, carrying
a saving throw vs. Poison or be paralyzed indefinitely. Every 24 capacity, trainability modifier, training time, typical trained role,
hours, the victim may attempt the saving throw vs. Poison again lifespan, supply cost, and other pertinent information.
to end the effect; otherwise, only the application of a healing
Armed with this data, the Judge can easily run scenarios devoted
potion or magical healing will put an end to the paralysis. If
to hunting for dinosaur feathers, capturing and taming terror
possible, a wasp will try to grab and carry any paralyzed or dead
birds, and more.
victim to its nest once a battle is over or if it fails a morale roll. It
can carry man-sized creatures of up to 25 stone.

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No. of Feathers
Monster Feathers Feather Length per Stone Value (per feather) Typical Plumage
Coatl 4d12 66” – 124” 5 5d6 gp 25 feathers, 450gp, 5 st
Dinosaur, Giganotosaur 3d10 14’ – 26’ 1 10d20 gp 16 feathers, 1,730gp, 16 st
Dinosaur, Timurlengia 3d10 45” – 84” 10 2d6+1gp 16 feathers, 130gp, 1 4/6 st
Dinosaur, Tyrannosaur 3d10 11’ – 20’ 1 6d20gp 16 feathers, 1,050gp, 16 st
Terror Bird 3d10 42” – 80” 12 2d6gp 33 feathers, 230gp, 2 4/6 st

Antlers, Horns, and Tusks

Monster Number Encumbrance (st) Value (gp) Avg. Value (gp) and Enc. (st)
Triceratops (variant) 3 horns 1 st / 40gp 1d4x10 75gp, 1 5/6 st

Monster Venoms
Monster Venoms Cost /Dose Onset Time Save Mod. Effect on Failed Save
Komodo Dragon Venom 50gp 2d6 hours 4 1d10 damage
Megalania Venom 150gp 1d6 hours 3 4d4 damage
Scorpionman Venom 200gp 1d10 turns 2 1d10 damage
Violet Fungus Toxin 250gp 3d6 turns 2 3d6 damage
Aranea Venom 350gp 1d6 turns 2 2d10 damage
Chuul Secretion 500gp 1d6 rounds 1 Paralysis
Serpentman Venom 700gp 1 round 1 6d6 damage
Giant Constricting Viper Venom 700gp 1 round / 1d6+3 turns - Madness* / death
Coatl Venom 1,000gp 1 round - Death
*As the spell incite madness.

Normal
Beastmen & Weight Load Trained Adult Child Baby Supply Training
Humanoids Diminutive (lbs) Size (st) Lifespan Role Value Value Value Value Cost Period TM
Bugman Nymph 150 M 5 E/1.05/13/17.5/ N/A 90+ 67 20 7.5 0.5 1 S
32/48/64/80
Crayman Tadpole 150 M 5 0/1/12/16/30/ N/A 350+ 315 37 10.5 2.0 1 S
45/60/75
Geckoman Hatchling 150 M 5 E/2/13/18/38/ N/A 250+ 215 20 3 0.5 1 S
57/76/95
Lizardman, Hatchling 150 M 5 E/2/13/18/38/ N/A 450+ 415 31 10.5 0.5 1 S
Civilized 57/76/95
Scorpionman Hatchling 235 M 8 E/1/12/16/30/ N/A 2,300+ 2,250 685 545 2.0 1 S
45/60/75
Serpentman Snakelet 285 M 6 E/3/14/28/110/ N/A 21,750+ 21,500 8,200 4,750 2.0 1 S
165/220/275
Skum Skamp 170 M 6 0/1/12/16/30/ N/A 950+ 900 55 35 0.5 1 S
45/60/75
Toadman Tadpole 150 M 5 0/1/12/16/30/ N/A 240+ 200 22 0.03 2.0 1 S
45/60/75
Visitor Starchild 80 M 5 0/4/15/51/-/ N/A 3,000+ 3000 735 360 0.5 1 S
-/-/200
Visitor Soldier Starchild 80 M 5 0/4/15/51/-/ N/A 13,250+ 13,200 735 360 0.5 1 S
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Normal
Weight Load Trained Adult Child Baby Supply Training
Animals Diminutive (lbs) Size (st) Lifespan Role Value Value Value Value Cost Period TM
Dinosaur, E/0.7/10/30/100/
Hatchling 60000 C 1200 D 3450 2215 615 445 240 5 -1
Alamosaurus 150/200/250
Dinosaur, E/0.5/6.5/20/66/
Hatchling 12000 G 240 H 2100 600 125 100 48 9 -1
Ankylosaurus 99/132/165
Dinosaur, E/0.33/5/14/48/
Hatchling 3500 H 40 H 5450 500 2300 1850 48 12 0
Carnotaurus 72/96/120
Dinosaur, E/0.17/2.4/7/24/
Hatchling 200 M 6 H 275 35 215 200 16 3 1
Deinonychus 36/48/60
Dinosaur,
E/0.17/2.4/7/24/
Deinonychus, Hatchling 200 M 6 G 650 35 215 200 16 3 1
36/48/60
Guard
Dinosaur, E/0.5/6/18/60/
Hatchling 8000 H 160 D 200 80 80 65 12 2 0
Edmontosaurus 90/120
Dinosaur,
E/0.5/6/18/60/
Edmontosaurus, Hatching 8000 H 160 WM 2450 80 80 80 12 2 0
90/120
War
Dinosaur, E/0.5/8.5/25/85/
Hatchling 30,0000 G 600 H 48500 5575 1415 2 192 12 0
Giganotosaurus 125/170/210
Dinosaur, E/0.17/3/9/30/
Hatchling 550 L 12 H 1750 200 1600 1515 16 12 0
Timurlengia 45/60/75
Dinosaur, E/1/13/40/135/

Monsters
Hatchling 200,0000 C 2675 D 7000 4175 1375 785 240 5 -1
Titanosaurus 200/270/335
Dinosaur, E/0.5/7.5/25/75/
Hatchling 20000 G 400 D 2225 600 205 155 48 9 -1
Triceratops 115/150/190
Dinosaur,
E/0.5/7.5/25/75/
Triceratops, Hatchling 20000 G 400 R 3500 600 205 155 48 9 -1
115/150/190
Riding
Dinosaur, E/0.5/7/21/70/
Hatchling 15000 G 300 H 28000 2100 900 2 192 12 0
Tyrannosaurus 105/140/175
Dinosaur,
E/0.5/7/21/70/
Tyrannosaurus, Hatchling 15000 G 300 R 35675 2100 900 2 192 12 0
105/140/175
Riding
Dinosaur, E/0.08/1.5/4/
Hatchling 30 S 1 H 90 48 67 65 2 1 2
Velociraptor 14/21/28
Dinosaur,
E/0.08/1.5/4/
Velociraptor, Hatchling 30 S 1 G 120 21 67 65 2 1 2
14/21/28
Guard
E/0.33/8/16/36/
Frog, Giant Tadpole 200 M 7 H 565 30 130 115 0.5 5 -2
54/72/90
Lizard, Monitor, E/0.75/3/9/12/
Hatchling 150 M 3 H 865 47 140 115 2 10 -2
Komodo 18/24/30
Lizard, Monitor, E/1/4.5/13.5/18/
Hatchling 700 L 14 H 1875 435 275 130 16 10 -2
Megalania 27/36/45
Lizard, Monitor, E/2.5/11.5/34.5/
Hatchling 30000 C 600 H 41250 4200 310 7.5 960 10 -2
Mosasaurus 46/69/92/115
Lizard, Monitor, E/0.5/2.5/7.5/10/
Hatchling 50 M 1 G 300 5 6 0.01 2 5 0
Water 15/20/25
Snake, Giant
E/1/8/17/34/
Constricting Snakelet 2000 H 40 H 15000 8075 7015 5600 48 5 -2
51/68/85
Viper
E/0.17/2/4/28/
Terror Bird Scary Chick 475 L 9 M 1750 575 585 540 16 3 1
42/56/70
E/0.17/2/4/28/
Terror Bird, War Scary Chick 475 L 9 WM 7600 575 585 540 16 3 1
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Fantastic Weight Load Trained Adult Child Baby Supply Training
Creatures Diminutive (lbs) Size (st) Lifespan Role Value Value Value Value Cost Period TM
Aboleth Unknown 6,500 H 130 E/20/50/100/ N/A 26,000 19,500 13,150 0.65 12 1 S
-/-/-10,000
Aranea Spiderling 150 M 5 E/1/18/70/112/ N/A 4,700 3,525 2,000 1,665 2 1 S
168/224/280
Choker Spawn 175 M 6 0/0.7/2.55/30/ H 3,650 170 2,450 2,165 2 12 3
45/60/75
Chuul Spawn 650 L 13 E/0.5/2/4/20/ N/A 48,000 36,000 28,000 25,000 16 1 S
30/40/50
Coatl Hatchling 1,800 H 36 E/2/25/50/160/ N/A 100,000 75,000 43,750 30,350 48 1 S
250/330/415
Darkmantle Spawn 35 M 1 0/0.5/2/4/20/ H 915 33 600 550 2 6 2
30/40/50
Deep One Spawn 175 M 6 -/-/-/75/-/-/ N/A 1,450 1,000 N/A N/A 0.5 1 S
-/1000+
Destrachan Hatchling 4,000 H 80 E/5/10/20/40/ N/A 14,550 10,915 7,000 2,000 48 1 S
60/80/100
Digester Hatchling 350 L 7 E/0.25/2.5/10/28/ H 8,000 3,600 2,750 2,600 16 9 -1
42/56/70
Ettercap Spiderling 200 M 7 E/1/18/75/120/1 N/A 3,575 2,675 1,900 1,575 2 1 S
80/240/300
Gloom Crawler Spawn 1,300 H 180 E/0.5/6.5/13/30/ H 25,000 21,500 12,000 10,925 48 6 2
45/60/74
Grick Nymph 200 M 7 E/1.75/5/10/28/ H 1,600 30 3.5 0.11 2 12 1
42/56/70
Leviathan Spawn 11,500 C 600 0/2/10/20/132/ N/A 340,000 255,000 165,000 110,000 960 1 S
200/265/330+
Otyugh Spawn 500 L 10 -/-/-/-/-/-/ N/A 10,500 7,875 - - 16 1 S
-/1000+
Roper Corder 2,200 L 45 -/-/-/-/-/-/ N/A 30,000 22,500 - - 16 1 S
-/1000+

Normal
Weight Load Trained Adult Child Baby Supply Training
Machines Diminutive (lbs) Size (st) Lifespan Role Value Value Value Value Cost Period TM
Flying Saucer, UFO-SCT 8,000 H 200 1 day per 10 energy S 125,000 19,500 N/A N/A Energy N/A N/A
Scout crystals
Flying Saucer, UFO-FSA 165,000 C 6000 1 day per 20 energy S 465,000 3,525 N/A N/A Energy N/A N/A
Abductor crystals
Flying Saucer, UFO-FSB 165,000 C 3200 1 day per 40 energy S 550,000 170 N/A N/A Energy N/A N/A
Battleship crystals
Robot, Personal PSD 5 S 0 1 day per energy S 2,000 36,000 N/A N/A Energy N/A N/A
Security Drone crystal
Robot, Scout SDR 20 S 1 1 day per energy S 3,000 75,000 N/A N/A Energy N/A N/A
Drone crystal
Robot, Workbot WKB 200 M 7 1 day per 2 energy S 3,350 33 N/A N/A Energy N/A N/A
crystals
Robot, Warbot WRB 1,000 L 17 1 day per 5 energy S 45,750 1,000 N/A N/A Energy N/A N/A
crystals

Normal
Weight Load Trained Adult Child Baby Supply Training
Vermin Diminutive (lbs) Size (st) Lifespan Role Value Value Value Value Cost Period TM
Anomalocarid Anomalie 225 M 7 E/1.75/3.5/9/21/ H 3,750 1,275 1,450 1,000 2 12 -3
31/42/52
Cockroach, Nymph 40 M 14 E/0.17/2/4/28/ L 6 6 5.5 2 0.5 12 -1
Giant 42/56/70
Cockroach, Nymphrog 1,400 L 150 E/1.17/1.75/6/ H 3,375 350 900 525 4 12 -1
Giant, Balroach 9/12/15
Mantis, Giant Nymph 675 L 60 E/2/4/14.5/22/ H 4,450 2,800 3,00 2,650 16 8 -1
29/36
Slug, Giant Sluglet 11,850 G 240 E/0.33/4/8/16/ H 27,350 5,135 3,275 2,675 48 12 -3
25/33/42
Spider, Phase Spiderling 700 L 125 E/1.5/24/100/164/ H 15,650 12,300 8,000 5,925 16 10 +3
246/328/410
Wasp, Giant Larva 500 L 25 E/0.33/1/2.5/8/ H 10,650 7,900 7,950 7,450 16 6 +1
Parasitic 12/16/20

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 The implied setting of BCK, the world of Kanahu, is not merely to use most simple artifacts, but up to 1d6 days for more complex
a fantastic land, but rather a land where extremely advanced ones. When conducting field experimentation, the player should
alien technology exists side by side with primitive locals utilizing describe to the Judge what his character does with the item,
early iron age tools and atavistic sorcery. The mysterious Visitors based on the Judge's own description of the artifact. .
who plague Kanahu have reached a sufficiently advanced level
If the character is of a class capable of using the item, he may learn
of scientific understanding that their technology is high sorcery
its use from this experimentation. The risk in this case depends
to the barbaric Kanahi man. The Visitors travel by means of
both on the artifact's nature and the player's description of the
flying machines, carry potent weapons of high technology, and
experimentation he or she carries out with it. The Judges assess
employ machine-made robots. The following rules govern the
the risk of mishap and then secretly rolls 1d20. If the character's
research and use of alien science-fantasy technology by mortal
actions were appropriate and the item is safe, then no mishap will
adventurers, who rarely even grasp the very basic principles
happen regardless of the die roll. If the risk is assessed as relatively
behind these tools' and weapons' design.
minimal, a mishap will occur on a roll of 1. If the risk is assessed
as moderate, a mishap will occur on a roll of 1-3. A particularly
UNDERSTANDING ALIEN TECHNOLOGY risky attempt, such as trying to master the manual piloting of a
The primitive mortal residents of Kanahu have little understanding flying saucer, warrants a mishap on a roll of 1-5. If the character's
of the nature of the alien contraptions carried by the mysterious field experimentation avoids mishap, the character may use the
Visitors. Before they can use a piece of alien technology, they device, but will not know how to repair it.
must first understand what it is. This carries risks far greater than Artifacts with several different complex functions may require
even the identification and use of regular enchanted items. Even multiple attempts at field experimentation. Broken or damaged
the most backward barbarian from the wilds of Enyom can grasp alien artifacts cannot be subjected to field experimentation, as
what an axe is and can use it – enchanted or not – and thus can they simply don't function.
understand its use through trial and error without risking any
significant mishap. But replace that axe with a Visitor plasma Learning: A character may learn how to use an artifact from
pistol, and the barbarian – or even the sorcerous wise-woman another character who already knows how to use it. A character's
from his tribal village – will soon find himself scratching his class must permit him to use the artifact in order for him to learn
head, perplexed by the strange contraption. its use. Learning from a teacher carries no risk. It requires 1 turn
to learn to use most simple artifacts, but up to 1d6 days for more
There are four ways for a character to learn how to use an alien complex ones.
artifact – conducting research, experimenting in the field,
learning from a teacher, or using alien knowledge. If successful, Alien Knowledge: The Alien Intuition and Alien Lore
each of these methods will result in the character knowing how proficiencies are described on p.17 and allow the character to
to operate the alien artifact. Some of the methods will also reveal achieve On-the-Spot understanding of an alien artifact with
how to repair the alien artifact. a simple roll. This is usually safe, but in cases of particularly
dangerous devices, attempting On-the-Spot understanding can
Research: Researching an alien artifact is similar to regular ACKS trigger a mishap on a natural roll of 1 on 1d20.
magic research rules (ACKS p. 117). Both intact and damaged/
broken artifacts can be researched. The researcher must spend MISHAPS
the required time and pay the required cost, then make a magic When a mishap occurs during research into alien technology, the
research throw. The time to research any alien artifact is 2 weeks. Judge should roll 1d6 on the appropriate Alien Artifact Research
The cost of researching any artifact except a vehicle is 1000gp, Mishap.
while the cost of researching a vehicle is 5000gp; this represents
the costs of various laboratory supplies. The character must have
access to workshop (as described on ACKS p. 118) to serve as a
laboratory throughout the research.
If the research throw succeeds, the researcher learns how to
operate the artifact, and also how to repair it – given appropriate
spare parts and a proper workshop (as above). If the research
throw fails, the researcher learns nothing. If the research throw
fails with an unmodified roll of 1-3, the researcher has botched
the research, and must roll on the appropriate Mishap table for
the artifact at hand. (The Mishap tables are presented following
this section.)
The Alien Lore proficiency (see p. 17) improves the chances
of successful research and reduces the risk of mishap for the
categories of artifacts with which the character is familiar.
Field Experimentation: Any character can carry out field
experimentation with an alien artifact, ranging from pushing
buttons, to waving the device around, to trying to wear the
contraption. It requires 1 turn of field experimentation to learn
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 Alien Artifact Research Mishap Tables I
Roll
(1d6) Weapon
1 The weapon explodes, doing
full maximum damage to the
character. The weapon is damaged
irreparably.
2 The weapon discharges at the
character doing regular damage.
The weapon remains operable.
3 The weapon discharges at a
random character or creature
within line of sight. The weapon
remains operable.
4 The weapon burns out but
does not cause damage to
the character; it is damaged
irreparably.
5 The weapon is damaged by the
attempt but may be repaired.
6 The weapon's power source is fully The character misadjusts the armor, causing
drained and must be replaced.
Armor
The suit collapses, causing 1d6 x 1d6
points of damage to the character. The
armor is destroyed.
The character accidentally tears apart the
armor, damaging it irreparably.
The character accidentally tears apart the
armor, thought the tear may be repaired.
The character finds out that the suit
is unsuitable for his or her body size
and shape; he cannot use it, but other
characters may attempt to do so.
The character finds out that the suit is
unsuitable for his body size and shape; a
skilled character may adjust it taking 1d6
days of work and one unit of alien parts.
a -2 penalty to all attack, proficiency and
saving throws for any wearer. It may be
re-adjusted by an appropriately skilled
character, taking 3d6 turns of work and
requiring appropriate alien spare parts.
Chemicals
The chemical explodes! The explosion deals 1d6 x
1d6 points of damage to any target within a 2d6
foot radius (save vs. Blast for half damage) and the
chemical is utterly destroyed.
The character develops an allergy to the chemical,
or is poisoned or burned by it, causing 1d6 x 1d6
points of damage to the character (save vs. Poison
for half damage). The chemical is consumed.
The chemical burns out! It causes no damage to the
character but is fully consumed in the reaction.
The character develops a mild allergy to the
chemical. Save vs. Poison or suffer a -2 -2 penalty
to all attack, proficiency and saving throws for 1d8
days. The chemical is not consumed.
The chemical causes a strange reaction on the
character. This causes the character's disfigurement,
imposing a -2 penalty to all reaction rolls until
treated by a cure disease spell.
The chemical causes a strange reaction on the
character. The character may save vs. Poison or be
temporarily disfigured, suffering a -2 penalty to all
reaction rolls for 2d6 days or until treated by a cure
disease spell.

Alien Artifact Research Mishap Table II

Roll
(1d6) Vehicles Robots General Devices
1 The vehicle crashes and explodes! Any passengers and The robot explodes! The explosion The device explodes! The
crew suffer 1d8 x 1d8 points of damage, plus regular deals 3d6 points damage from a small explosion deals 3d6 points of
falling damage if the vehicle was flying; a successful save robot, or 6d6 points of damage from damage for a small device, or
vs. Blast halves the crash damage but not any falling a large robot, to all creatures within 6d6 points of damage for a large
damage. The vehicle is destroyed in the impact. a 20' radius. The robot is utterly robot, to all creatures within a
destroyed. 20' radius. The device is utterly
destroyed.
2 The vehicle crashes but does not explode. Any passengers The robot registers the character and The device burns out. This
and crew suffer 1d4 x 1d6 points of damage from the any allies as foes, and attacks them, does not cause any damage to
crash, plus regular falling damage if the vehicle was fighting to the death. characters but damages the device
flying; a successful save vs. Blast halves the crash damage irreparably.
but not any falling damage. The vehicle is damaged but
not destroyed, and may be repaired.
3 The character accidentally activates a weapon on the The character accidentally activates a The character is somehow injured
vehicle, shooting a random target within line of sight dormant security program inside the by the experimentation for 1d4
from the vehicle for regular damage. If the vehicle lacks robot's positronic brain. At a time x 1d6 points damage, but the
weapons, one of its systems such as a thruster causes 1d8 determined by the referee, the robot device remains operable.
damage to a random target within line of sight. will turn on its new masters and their
allies and fight to the death.
4 The character accidentally discharges the vehicle's power The robot discharges one of its The character mishandles the
source. If it is on the ground, it simply requires new fuel. weapons (if any) at a random target device, causing a malfunction. On
If it is flying, it also crashes – roll normal falling damage within line of sight for full damage, but each use, roll 1d20; on 1-3, the
for the characters and the vehicle. If this destroys the is otherwise still useable. device will malfunction. This may
vehicle, any passengers and crew suffer additional 1d4 x be repaired by any appropriately
1d6 points of damage from the crash. skilled character
5 The character accidentally discharges most of the The robot's energy source is drained The device emits a particularly
vehicle's power source. If it is on the ground, it simply and requires refueling. loud sound. Roll a random
requires new fuel. If it is flying, the pilot may land it encounter check immediately.
without damage, but it still requires refueling.
6 The character accidentally activates the vehicle's locator The character accidentally activates the The device's energy source is
beacon. This alerts the vehicle's alien owners to the robot's communication systems, giving drained and requires refueling.
character's location, and they might send a war party to up its location to its alien makers, who
recover it. might come to pay an unpleasant visit
to its new masters.
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VISITOR TECHNOLOGY
Visitor technology, powered by glowing orange energy crystals,
is advanced beyond dreams. The Visitors possess flying
machines and autonomous robots, as well as deadly energy
weapons and machines capable of influencing the mortal mind.
They even know how to traverse the enormous gulf between
the stars -- or at least knew how to do so in the past. Below we
describe a number of Visitor artifacts. Note that Visitors will
readily use any useful artifact in their possession.
ENERGY CRYSTALS
Energy crystals power all Visitor technology. These crystals,
approximately 5'' in length and 1'' in diameter, are stark orange
and slightly transparent; they glow with a faint ruddy light and
are warm to the touch. 15 crystals count as a single item for
encumbrance purposes. An unenlightened jeweler will typically
pay 25gp for each of these curious-looking crystals, but to a
jeweler or alchemist who knows what they are, energy crystals
are worth much more - at least 100gp each. Visitor technology
utilizes these crystals as an energy source, slowly draining their
reservoir of power. Once depleted, energy crystals dissolve into
a fine orange dust. No-one knows where they could be mined,
and some scholars speculate that they may only be found off-
world, among strange stars.
ALIEN PARTS AND REPAIRING ALIEN DEVICES
Visitor technology uses manufacturing techniques far beyond
the mental grasp of even the most learned and sophisticated
mortal scholar on Kanahu. Thus, no local of this world can even
dream of manufacturing alien devices by himself. However,
a character who knows how to repair alien technology can
cannibalize parts from alien machinery and use them to fix a
broken or damaged alien artifact.
Repairing an alien artifact is a form of magic research. It requires
two weeks and costs 1,000gp per item, or 5,000gp if the item is
a vehicle. In addition, repairing a weapon, a suit of armor, or a
general device requires one unit of spare parts, while repairing
a robot or vehicle requires one unit of spare parts per 10 hp
repaired. Chemicals, naturally enough, cannot be repaired.
Characters can sometimes find spare parts in Visitor hoards.
Otherwise, they may scrap alien devices for spare parts. A
weapon or general device usually provides 1 unit of spare parts if
cannibalized, while armor provides 2, robots 1d10, and vehicles
3d10. In some markets, a merchant might sell alien parts at a
cost of 100gp per unit.
WEAPONS
Dart Gun: This long, slender weapon uses compressed gas to
propel a tiny crystalline dart to long distances. The dart gun is
completely silent. A dart gun can be loaded with three different
types of darts – needle, tranquilizer, and poison. A needle
dart, typically used for hunting small game, deals 1d4 points
of damage to its target. A tranquilizer dart forces the target to
save vs. Poison or be paralyzed for 1d6 rounds. A poison dart,
the rarest kind, forces the target to save vs. Poison or die within
one round. The darts come in a tubular magazine containing 5
darts and enough gas to propel them. When a character finds a
dart gun as part of a hoard, roll 1d6: on 1-3, it comes with 1d3
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magazines of needle darts; on 4-5, it comes with 1d2 magazines
of tranquilizer darts; and on 6 it comes with a single magazine
of poison darts. Fighters, thieves, and any other martial or thief-
like class may use this weapon.
Flamer: A heavy man-portable weapon, the flamer is as large
as a plasma cannon but possesses a wide nozzle. It can convert
energy crystals into a super-heated cone of liquefied burning
matter, 30' long and 10' wide. Any creature caught in the flamer’s
blast suffers 5d6 points of fire damage. A successful saving throw
vs. Blast halves this damage. Any target damaged by the initial
blast will suffer an additional 1d6 points of fire damage in the
following round as the liquefied matter continues to burn. The
flames will also ignite any flammable material within the blast
area. Each blast consumes an entire energy crystal; the flamer
can hold up to five energy crystals at any given time. Only
fighters, barbarians, assassins, lizardman gladiators, lizardman
warriors, or other fully-martial classes may use this weapon.
Fusion Launcher: A large and cumbersome device resembling
an oversized rifle, the fusion launcher fires heavy guided bombs.
The shooter controls the bomb's flight; a bomb flies at a rate of
50' per round and the shooter may remotely detonate it at any
point along its flight. Upon detonation, the bomb causes 8d8
points of fire damage to all targets within a 30' radius of its point
of detonation; a successful saving throw vs. Blast halves this
damage. The bomb will ignite any flammable material within its
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radius of detonation. It also creates significant blast pressure and
will damage structures as if it were a force attack. Only fighters,
barbarians, assassins, lizardman gladiators, lizardman warriors,
and other fully-martial classes may use this weapon.
Incendiary Bomb: This tubular artifact contains a highly
flammable liquid and an ignition mechanism. The bomb causes
5d6 fire damage to all targets within 15' of its point of impact; a
successful save vs. blast halves this damage. It also sets fire to any
flammable material within this radius. Furthermore, any target
damaged by its initial blast suffers an additional 1d6 fire damage
on the next round.
Laser Rapier: When inactive, this weapon looks like a cylindrical
sword hilt without a blade. Upon the telepathic command of the
wielder, a blue glowing laser blade springs forth from the hilt.
Another telepathic command withdraws the laser blade. The
activated laser rapier deals 2d6 points of damage if used one-
handed or 2d8 points of damage if used two-handed. A single
energy crystal, placed into its hilt, can power the laser rapier
for 30 rounds (5 minutes) of activation. Any, and only, arcane
spellcasting classes may wield a laser rapier, regardless of other
weapon restrictions, as it seems to form a connection with their
spellcasting minds.
Plasma Cannon: 4’ long and weighing 30 lbs, the plasma
cannon is the ultimate personal-scale plasma weapon. It fires a
large glowing green bolt of superheated matter at its target, up
to a range of 300'. The plasma bolt deals 3d10 points of damage
to its primary target and 1d4 points of damage to any target
within 5' of its primary target. The plasma cannon’s damage is
considered to be fire damage and it may ignite any flammable
material in its area of effect. The weapon requires five energy
crystal to fire; together they provide for 10 shots total. Only
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fighters, barbarians, assassins, lizardman gladiators, lizardman ARMOR

warriors, and other fully-martial classes may use this weapon. Enclosed Armor: A form-fitting suit of semi-rigid alien alloy
with a fully enclosed helmet, providing full protection from the
Plasma Grenade: This egg-shaped artifact is a potent explosive.
environment. Enclosed armor is designed to fit a Visitor's slender
It has three control buttons near its top, which set it to either
body but it may be adjusted by a character who understands
explode immediately on impact with any solid object, explode
how to repair it to fit any man-sized creature, using one unit of
on the next combat round, or explode if any creature comes
alien parts. It grants AC 7 and completely protects the wearer
within 5' of the device (after a one-round safe period). The
from any gas-based or liquid-based attacks, as well as from the
grenade causes 6d6 damage to any target within 15' of its point
effects of smoke. The suit also includes a life-support system; if
of impact; a successful saving throw vs. Blast halves the damage.
activated, it protects the wearer from suffocation or drowning
The plasma grenade’s damage is considered fire damage and
and provides him with thermographic vision (equivalent to 30’
may ignite any flammable materials in its area of effect. Plasma
infravision). The life support system requires one energy crystal
grenades may be used by any character who understands their
for every 24 hours of operation, though the wearer may also use
operation.
the suit with its life support unit inactive. Enclosed armor may
Plasma Pistol: A small hand-held directed energy weapon, the be used by fighters, explorers, barbarians, assassins, thieves, and
plasma pistol fires a glowing green bolt of superheated matter at other martial or thief-like classes. However, thief skills cannot
its target. It has a range of 210' and deals 2d4 points of damage. A be used while in enclosed armor.
single energy crystal placed into a groove in the rear grip allows
Environment Suit: A relatively lightweight sealed suit of
for 20 shots before being depleted. Like other plasma weapons, it
chemically-resistant, synthetic cloth covering the entire body,
causes fire damage and its shots may ignite flammable material.
including breathing mask, gloves, and boots. While worn, it
A plasma pistol is as easy to conceal as a dagger, and may be
completely protects the character from any airborne toxin or
used by any character who understands its operation.
radiation, smoke, and any liquid or acid effects or attacks. It
Plasma Rifle: The bigger military version of the plasma pistol, requires no energy crystals, grants AC 2, and may be worn by
the plasma rifle is 3’ long and weighs 10 lbs. It has a range of any character capable of wearing leather armor.
360' and deals 2d6 points of fire damage. It requires three energy
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crystals, inserted below its barrel, which collectively provide 30
serves as a force field generator. When activated, it emits a
shots. The rifle may also be switched into rapid fire mode, which
bubble of transparent, red, shimmering energy surrounding the
grants two attacks per combat round, but drains three shots per
wearer, granting him AC 6. While this is not cumulative with
round of fire. Plasma weapons cause fire damage and their shots
any other worn armor – the armor with the better armor class
may ignite flammable material. The plasma rifle may be used
determines the character's overall AC – it is cumulative with any
by fighters, explorers, barbarians, assassins, thieves, and other
Dexterity bonus and any enhancements to AC from magical
martial or thief-like classes.
items, spells, or powers. The force field belt requires one energy
Stun Launcher: A squat device that uses condensed gas to crystal per day of operation and may be used by characters of
launch a gas-bomb to a range of up to 80'. The gas-bomb looks any class. These items are highly coveted by mages and other
like a transparent ball filled with a twirling green gas. Upon spellcasters untrained in the use of heavy armor!
impact, the gas-bomb bursts, releasing a cloud of greenish gas in
Force Field Belt, Advanced: A higher-quality version of
a 10' radius. Any living creatures within this radius must make a
the regular force field belt, the advanced device generates a
successful saving throw vs. Paralysis or fall unconscious for 1d6
transparent blue bubble of shimmering energy surrounding its
turns. The gas dissipates after one combat round. Reloading the
wearer, granting him AC 7. It also filters out smoke or any gas-
launcher with a new gas-bomb takes one round. A stun launcher
based attack. It is otherwise identical to the regular force field,
may be used by fighters, explorers, barbarians, assassins, thieves,
and like it, requires one energy crystal per day of operation. The
and other martial or thief-like classes.
advanced force field may be used by characters of any class.
Stun Prod: A hand-held baton-like device used to inflict
Powered Suit: A massive humanoid-shaped suit of armor larger
electrical damage on its targets. When turned off, it lacks the
than a human being. To don the armor, a character must open
mass necessary to even serve as a proper club. When turned on,
the armor from its front, strap himself into the body frame,
it emits a humming sound, crackles with electricity, and deals
and seal the suit. Once donned, the suit provides its wearer
1d3 electrical damage per hit; any living creature or robot hit
with AC 10 and completely protects him from any liquid- or
must also make a successful saving throw vs. Paralysis or be
gas-based attacks as well as from suffocation, drowning, and
paralyzed for 1d6 rounds. A single energy crystal placed into
even the crushing pressure of the deep ocean. It also completely
the stun prod’s hilt allows for 30 rounds of activation before
protects it wearer from hot or cold environments, from -80
requiring a replacement. The stun prod may be used by fighters,
degrees centigrade to 80 degrees centigrade, and halves any cold
explorers, barbarians, assassins, thieves, and other martial or
or fire damage dealt to the character. Because of its powered
thief-like classes.
limbs, the suit grants the wearer a movement rate of 40’ per
round (160’ per turn), a Strength score of 18. Punches with the
suit’s armored fists deal 1d6 points of damage. The suit's visor
provides the wearer with thermographic vision up to full line of
sight, even in total darkness. The suit even provides the wearer
with drinkable water! The suit, however, runs on energy crystals;
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one crystal allows for a single hour (6 turns) of operation, and
the suit's back has slots for up to 24 crystals for a full day of
continuous operation. When active, the suit does not burden
its wearer at all. When dormant, or if carried, it weighs 20 stone
(300 pounds). Only fighters, barbarians, assassins, lizardman
gladiators, lizardman warriors, or other fully-martial classes
may wear a powered suit.
Reactive Armor: This form-fitting metal vest, woven with
golden wire, covers the wearer's torso, granting AC 3. However,
when a creature attacks the wearer in melee, the armor releases
a painful electric discharge at the attacker. The attacker must
make a successful saving throw vs. Paralysis or suffer 1d6 points
of electrical damage (robots suffer double damage). The armor’s
reactive discharge functions only 3 times a day, after which the
armor must recharge until the next day. Reactive armor does
not require energy crystals, seeming to draw its power from
static or biodynamic electricity.
Silkweave suit: A suit of extremely lightweight, air-breathing,
bio-engineered fiber similar to spider silk, a silkweave suit
weighs as much as regular heavy clothing, but provides the
character with AC 4. It also protects the character from
adverse environmental temperatures from between -20 degrees
centigrade to 50 degrees centigrade. A silkweave suit may be
worn by any character capable of wearing leather armor.
CHEMICALS
Any character may use any chemical, provided that he is familiar
with it.
Acid Bomb: An oval opaque orb, sickly yellow-green in color.
When shaken, it give the impression that it contains a liquid.
If thrown, an acid bomb shatters on impact, splashing a highly
corrosive acid in a 15’ radius. Any creature splashed with acid
suffers 3d6 points of acid damage. A successful saving throw vs.
Blast halves this damage. A creature who fails the saving throw
suffers another 1d6 points of acid damage on each of the next
three rounds, unless the acid is washed with a non-flammable
liquid such as water.
Anagathics: A prepacked, disposable, automated syringe
containing a mixture of ultratech chemicals and nano-bots. Each
syringe contains enough liquid for a single application. Once
injected, the anagathics allow the character to live five years
without aging – that is, without these years counted towards his
biological age. With repeated usage, however, there is a risk of
the anagathic regimen failing, with all the years of suspended
aging returning to the character and aging him immediately.
The risk starts at 1% on the second dose and increases by 1%
for each dose thereafter. If more than 10 years of aging accrue
at once from regimen failure, the character must make a
successful saving throw vs. Death or die immediately from the
resulting shock. Once an anagathic regimen fails, it cannot be
started again, and any additional doses of anagathics will force
the character to save vs. Death or die within 1d6 rounds from
system shock.
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Combat Drug: A prepacked disposable automated syringe
containing a mixture of ultra-powerful synthetic stimulants and
pain-blocking chemicals. Each syringe contains enough liquid
for a single application. Once injected, the combat drug will
provide the character with +4 to all attack throws and damage
rolls, as well as to any saving throws made to resist a painful
effect. The character is also immune to any fear effects, both
magical and mundane. The effect wears off within 1d6 turns and
leaves the recipient exhausted, suffering from a -2 penalty to all
attack throws, damage rolls, and saving throws, until he rests for
at least 8 hours.
Gas Bomb, Poison: A round, transparent orb containing a
foggy red vapor. If thrown, a poison gas-bomb shatters on
impact, releasing a 10’ diameter cloud of deadly poison gas. The
gas has the effect of cloudkill. The poison gas floats at a pace
of 10’ per round away from the thrower for 1d6 rounds before
dissipating.
Gas Bomb, Stun: A round, transparent orb contain a coiling
green gas. If thrown, a stun gas-bomb shatters on impact,
releasing a greenish cloud of incapacitating gas in a 10’ radius.
Any living creatures within the radius must make a successful
saving throw vs. Paralysis or fall unconscious for 1d6 turns.
The stun gas dissipates after one round. While similar in effect,
handheld stun gas-bombs cannot be used as ammunition for
stun launchers.
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Healing Syringe: A prepacked disposable automated syringe
containing a powerful mixture of enzymes, antiseptics,
antibiotics, painkiller and advanced wound-treating
medications. Each syringe contains enough liquid for a single
application. Once injected, the medication will heal 3d6+3
points of damage on a living creature.
Instant Armor: This black viscous liquid, typically encased in
a cylindrical container, may be applied to the skin and clothing
of any character. Quickly drying, it functions as a suit of scaly
armor that grants the character AC 3. It also makes the character
resistant to fire and acid based attacks, providing a +2 bonus to
saving throws against them. This armor crumbles to dust and
wears off within 2d6 turns.
Juggernaut Drug: A disposable syringe filled with a bubbling
red liquid, overloaded with powerful stimulants and painkillers.
Each syringe contains enough drug for a single application,
which lasts for one hour (six turns). While under the influence
of juggernaut drug, a character may keep fighting without
penalty past zero points until 2d6 rounds elapses or until
the character suffers additional damage equal to double his
Constitution score, whichever comes first. At this point, the
character collapses. When treated, he suffers a -2 penalty on his
Mortal Wounds Table roll – which a resurrection serum (see
below) cannot negate.
Learning Serum: A prepacked disposable automated syringe
containing a cellular memory agent. Each syringe contains
enough liquid for a single application. Once injected, the
learning serum permanently grants the subject the ability to
fluently speak (but not read) a particular language. Learning
serums are produced by language oracles (see p. 106), and the
language granted by any particular serum will depend on what
language(s) the language oracle has been exposed to.
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 Painkiller: A prepacked disposable automated syringe
containing a powerful analgesic agent. Each syringe contains
enough liquid for a single application. Once injected, the
painkiller will cause any pain experienced by the character to
fade away for 2d6 turns, as well as render the character immune
to pain for that time period.
Panacea: A prepacked disposable automated syringe
containing broad-spectrum antibiotics, antidotes, and anti-
viral pharmaceuticals. Each syringe contains enough liquid for
a single application, and will cure any non-magical disease and
neutralize any non-magical poison affecting character injected.
The panacea requires 1d6 turns to take effect, but afterwards the
character will be healed from the infection or toxin.
Repair Nano-Gel: This cylindrical container contains a semi-
transparent greenish gel. The gel includes a large number of
nano-bots programmed to help maintain and repair Visitor
technology. When applied to any damaged Visitor artifact, it
will completely repair it within 1d6 turns without requiring any
spare parts.
Resurrection Serum: A large, automated syringe containing
a glowing green liquid. The liquid is a monstrously powerful
chemical mixture with added medical nanites that facilitate a
critically injured creature's recovery. Each syringe contains
enough serum for a single application, When injected into a
mortally wounded character, the serum grants the character a
+4 bonus to his roll on the Mortal Wounds Table (as if he had
been aided by 4th level magical healing).
Stimulant: A prepacked disposable automated syringe carrying
powerful stimulants. Each syringe contains enough stimulant
for a single application. If injected, the stimulant will allow the
character to function without sleep for up to 72 hours with no
penalty. Once the effect wears off, however, the character will
become excessively sleepy. After 1d3 turns, the character will fall
into a deep sleep from which he cannot be awakened (even by
damage or an additional stimulant) for 1d6+6 hours.
Truth Serum: A prepacked disposable automated syringe
carrying mind-altering drugs which will loosen the tongue
of even the most close-lipped person. Each syringe contains
enough liquid for a single application. If injected, a creature
must make a successful saving throw vs. Poison or be affected
as per a charm person spell for 1d8 turns. The subject will
truthfully and openly answer any question to his best ability
until the effect wears off.
Wonder Meal: This 1'' diameter red pill weighs almost nothing
but contains all the nutrients required to feed a human-sized
being for a single day. It has no taste and offers none of the joy
of eating.
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VEHICLES
Visitor vehicles are relatively small and easily controlled by a
single pilot. However, they are best piloted through a telepathic
interface. A Visitor vehicle piloted by an arcane spellcaster has
full capabilities, but a Visitor vehicle piloted by a non-spellcaster
or a divine caster can only move at half speed and suffers a -2
penalty to all its attack throws and saving throws.
Trying to pilot a vehicle on the field with no prior knowledge
of its operation – represented by field experimentation (see p.
94) – is highly risky, and requires a 1d20 roll; a roll of 1-5 is a
mishap. Therefore, it is highly prudent to study vehicles carefully
using magic research or be taught how to use them by a skilled
pilot. Note that like all technological machines, Visitor vehicles
are take double damage from any electricity-based attack, such
as the various lightning spells. Additionally, any vehicle hit by
an electricity-based attack must save vs. Paralysis or have its
computers scrambled for one round. While its computers are
scrambled, a vehicle cannot move except to hover or stand in its
current location, and cannot use its weapons or special abilities.
Abductor: A massive flying ship used by Visitors for research,
exploration, and harvesting mortals for use in horrid
experiments towards inscrutable ends. This giant squat cylinder,
with windows on all sides, lack the speed of the much smaller
scout saucer, but it has space for crew, passengers, and multiple
abductees. It flies in the air at a speed of up to 210' (70') and
requires 20 energy crystals for each day of operation, with
five crystals fueling each of four cylindrical reactors located
on the abductor’s lower level. The abductor also has space for
an additional 100 crystals in its fuel holds. It requires a crew
of four: one pilot (typically an arcane spellcaster); one gunner
(any martial class); one navigator (must have the Navigation
proficiency); and one engineer (must be familiar with Visitor
energy sources). An abductor may carry up to 16 passengers
and 6 robots, and its cryostasis tanks may hold 20 abductees of
up to Large size. The abductor is vacuum-sealed and completely
protects its passengers from any gas-based attack or smoke.
It may freely move underwater up to a depth of 300' (though
below that its environmental seals will burst and flood the
saucer) and fly in the vacuum of outer space while maintaining
a breathable atmosphere and a stable temperature inside. It may
reach orbit and even fly to the moons, but primitive locals will
find it extremely difficult to control outside the atmosphere.
The abductor contains a laboratory used for vivisections and
equipped with extensive instrumentations and documentation;
it may function both as a library (see ACKS p. 117) and as a
laboratory (see ACKS p. 123), equivalent to 10,000gp in value in
both cases, by spellcasters who fully understand how to use it –
requiring either a teacher or full-scale magical research.
Battleship: The ultimate Visitor war-machine, this massive
saucer is built for battle. Its full combat statistics are given on
p. 74. It flies in the air at a speed of up to 180' (90') and requires
40 energy crystals for each day of operation, with ten crystals
fueling each of four cylindrical reactors located on its lower
level. It also has space for an additional 200 crystals in its fuel
holds. A battleship requires a crew of four: one pilot (typically
an arcane spellcaster); one gunner (any martial class); one
navigator (must have the Navigation proficiency); and one
engineer (must be familiar with Visitor energy sources). It
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may carry up to 16 passengers and 12 robots. The battleship is
vacuum-sealed and completely protects its passengers from any
gas-based attack or smoke; it may freely move underwater up
to a depth of 300' (below that its environmental seals will burst
and flood the saucer) or fly in the vacuum of outer space while
maintaining a breathable atmosphere and a stable temperature
inside. It may reach orbit and fly to the moons, but as with
the abductor primitive locals will find it extremely difficult to
control outside the atmosphere.
Hoverbike: A hoverbike consists of a long shaft with scoop-like
machines underneath, two saddle-like structures on top, and a
pair of steering handles on front. Up to two man-sized characters
may ride the hoverbike, and its rear trunk may hold up to 10
stone of equipment. The hoverbike flies through the air at a
speed of 300' (100') regardless of the number of riders. It offers
no protection to its riders, however. The hoverbike requires one
energy crystal per 6 hours of operation. The vehicle’s shaft is
capable of holding up to eight energy crystals at once.
Hoverboard: A hoverboard resembles a small, flat board,
2' in length and 1' in width, with small scoop-like machines
underneath. Only an arcane spellcaster may use this board,
guiding it telepathically while standing on it. It floats in the air at
an adjustable altitude, up to a height of 30', and moves at a speed
of 150' (50'). It offers no protection to its rider. A single energy
crystal placed into a small compartment underneath will power
the board for up to 12 hours. The hoverboard’s compartment
may only contain one crystal at a time.
Hovercar: a floating vehicle somewhat resembling a flat-
bottomed open-topped boat. It has seats for 4 people and a cargo
compartment capable of carrying up to 50 stone. It can travel as
high as 100' over the ground, including up mountain slopes, at
a speed of up to 210' (70'). It is unarmed but has AC4 and HD3;
it has the saving throws of a 1st level fighter. A small power cell
powers the hovercar, requiring one energy crystal per 12 hours
of travel, and having a fuel compartment for up to 4 crystals.
Scout Saucer: A flat disc-shaped flying machine with a central
bulging dome on top, the scout saucer is a single-pilot vehicle
with combat statistics described on p. 74. It may carry a pilot as
well as up to four additional passengers, two robots, and 50 stones
of cargo. It may fly in the air at a speed of 300' (100'). The saucer
is vacuum-sealed and completely protects its passengers from
any gas-based attack or smoke; it may freely move underwater
up to a depth of 300' and fly in the vacuum of outer space while
maintaining a breathable atmosphere and a stable temperature
inside. It may reach orbit, and technically can fly to the moons,
though primitive locals will find it extremely difficult to control
outside the atmosphere. A large cylindrical internal reactor
powers the saucer. It consumes 10 energy crystals per day of
operation, and has space for a fuel load of up to 50 crystals.
Submarine: This curious cylinder, 50' long and 20' in diameter,
resembles a giant metallic fish. It has a series of windows along
its hull and a sealable airlock hatch in the fore. In water, it may
sail at a speed of 200’ per round or 300 miles per day, either
atop the waves or underwater to almost any depth, maintaining
a breathable internal atmosphere throughout. A Visitor
submarine propels itself by magnetic displacement drives
that require 5 energy crystals per day of underwater travel or
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powered surface travel; it has a fuel compartment capable of
holding up to 30 crystals at once. When sealed, the submarine's
hull protects its occupants from smoke, gas, acid, and liquid
attacks. The submarine has enough living space for 6 people,
including cramped sleeping and eating quarters, and storage
space for 500 stones of cargo. The submarine model presented in
these rules is unarmed, but it possesses AC 3 and 20 HD. Like a
flying saucer (p. 74), a submarine cannot be harmed by ordinary
man-sized weapons, fire, wood-throwing artillery, or natural
attacks from creatures of huge size or smaller. Stone-throwing
artillery and gigantic creatures deal only 1/10th damage, while
colossal creatures and magic deal only 1/5th damage. However,
Visitor weapons deal full damage to submarines, and electricity-
based attacks deal double damage.
Tank: An armored behemoth rolling on two mighty treads and
carrying an imposing plasma cannon on its top turret, this is
a machine of war, rare among the Visitors, but frightening to
behold. The tank is a monster on the battle field, with AC 10
and 10 HD. Like a flying saucer (p. 74), a tank cannot be harmed
by ordinary man-sized weapons, fire, wood-throwing artillery,
or natural attacks from creatures of huge size or smaller. Stone-
throwing artillery and gigantic creatures deal only 1/10th
damage, while colossal creatures and magic deal only 1/5th
damage. However, Visitor weapons deal full damage to tanks,
and electricity-based attacks deal double damage. The tank is
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equipped with a mighty plasma cannon with a 300' range dealing
5d8 points of fire damage to anyone within a 10' radius of its
point of impact (a save vs. Blast reduces this damage by half).
The tank is very slow, moving at a pace of 60' (20'), but it ignores
the effects of rough terrain. It carries 4 crewmen and up to 100
stone of cargo within its armored hull. Any character within the
tank is completely protected from any airborne toxin, smoke,
and radiation. A tank requires both a driver and a gunner. The
driver, as noted above, should be an arcane spellcaster, while the
gunner must be a martial class such as a fighter, barbarian or
lizardman gladiator. Both the driver and the gunner must be
familiar with the vehicle in order to use it properly. The driver's
seat and gunner’s turret both have night-vision systems, allowing
the character manning them to see up to their line of sight even
in total darkness. A powerful reactor powers the tank, requiring
an energy crystal per hour of operation. Its fuel compartment
contains enough space for up to 20 crystals.
ROBOTS
The Visitors employ four types of robots – personal security
drones, scout drones, workbots and warbots. A robot found
as treasure is inactive, but a successful research throw allows a
character to reprogram it to obey his commands. Only arcane
spellcasters may program robots, as only the intelligence and
mental conditioning inherent in their occult craft allows the
primitive mortal's mind to understand the rudiments of alien
positronic programming. Trying to program a robot through
field experimentation (see p.94) is highly risky, and requires
a 1d20 roll; a roll of 1-5 triggers a mishap. Therefore, it is
highly prudent to study robots carefully using magic research
or be taught how to use them by a skilled programmer. The
programmer may instruct the robot to obey oral commands
by any character, including non-spellcasters, but an arcane
spellcaster must perform the initial programming. Note that
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lightning damage and take double damage from any electricity-
based attack, such as the various lightning spells. Additionally,
any robot hit by an electricity attack must save vs. Paralysis or
have its positronic brain scrambled, rendering it unable to move
except to hover or stand in its current location, and unable to
use its weapons and special abilities for the next combat round.
Personal Security Drone: Resembling a 1’ diameter sphere with
a 6” disk-shaped rim, the personal security drone is used by
Visitors to augment the firepower and surveillance capabilities
of its landing teams. A personal security drone can fly at a speed
of 210’ (70’) and has the combat statistics given on p.81. Though
small, a personal security drone is both well-armored and
exceptionally maneuverable, and programmed to use evasive
tactics, which accounts for its relatively high AC (6). It carries
a single light plasma beam with a range of 50’. Personal security
drones gain a +2 bonus to avoid surprise, and share this bonus
with their owner if he is within communication range. A single
energy crystal powers a personal security drone for a day. The
robot has only a single crystal slot, so the operator must replace
a burned-out crystal by himself.
Scout Drone: A small saucer-shaped machine, 2' across and
weighing 20 lbs, used by Visitors for scouting and surveillance
purposes. A scout drone can fly at a speed of 210' (70') and has
the combat statistics given on p.81. It is not as intelligent as
other robots but it is autonomous enough to undertake complex
surveillance tasks if appropriately programmed. A scout drone
contains several onboard holographic and sound recorders, and
the drone’s operator may instruct it to play the holograms and
sounds upon its return. A single energy crystal powers a scout
drone for a day. The robot has only a single crystal slot, so the
operator must replace a burned-out crystal by himself.
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Workbot: Resembling an oversized mechanical spider, the
workbot is 5' wide, legs included, and weighs 200 lbs. The workbot
is a tireless servant and an excellent builder, programmed for
all methods of construction, and excellent in repair tasks. It is
generally unsuited for combat, possessing merely a short-ranged
(melee) plasma welder, but once per round, in lieu of attacking,
it may repair any robot, saucer or other mechanical contraption
it stands next to. Such repairs restore 1d8 hit points to the target
machine at a cost of one unit of spare parts. The typical workbot
comes equipped with 10 such units, and these stores may be
replenished with other spare parts found or scavenged by the
workbot’s owner. A workbot is also invaluable in construction
tasks; a single workbot has a construction rate of 10gp per day,
doing the job of no less than 20 primitive master craftsmen with
their journeymen and apprentices in tow! A workbot requires 2
energy crystals per day of operation and has space for 10 total
crystals.
Warbot: A mechanical engine of war constructed of silvery
metal in a vaguely humanoid form, standing 9' tall, with metal
claws, no mouth, and a single rectangular "eye" on its head. Its
combat statistics appear on p.81. A warbot weighs 1,000 lbs and
walks slowly, shaking the ground as it moves its mechanical
weight. The warbot is the smartest of all Visitor robots and
can fight autonomously and employ complex tactics. A warbot
requires 5 energy crystals per day of operation and has space for
25 total crystals.
GENERAL DEVICES
The following are general devices made by the Visitors and used
by them, which are not weapons, armor, chemicals, vehicles or
robots. This has a very wide range, from sensors to telepathic
devices to cloning vats and cryostasis tubes.
Breather: This small, flexible, semi-opaque mask is designed
to fit over the nose and mouth of man-sized humanoids. Any
character wearing a breather is immune to any airborne poison
or smoke. Any character may use a breather, and it requires no
energy crystals to operate.
Cloning Vat: A cloning vat resembles an 8' tall 4' diameter
canister standing on a 1' high, 5' wide square base, with a flat
rectangle projecting weird arcane symbols mounted on its side.
Only an arcane spellcaster with a full spell progression can
understand this alien interface and use the cloning vat. The
vat can be used to collect a tissue sample and perform a neural
scan on any living creature that enters the canister. This takes
one turn (10 minutes). Thereafter, if supplied with sufficient
organic materials (costing 10,000gp) and 10 energy crystals, the
vat can begin the cloning process. The cloning process requires
1d6 days and consumes all of the organic materials and energy
crystals. When it is complete, the vat will contain a perfect copy
of the cloned subject. The clone will have the same ability scores
and appearance the original subject had (or in the case of a
child subject, will have) at age 18. The clone has no memory of
his, her, or its past, but the neural scan does grant the clone the
ability to speak the original subject's native tongue and use all
of the original subject’s racial abilities and some of its acquired
skills. The neural imprint, however, is far from perfect. If the
original subject was a level 0 character, the resulting clone will
also be level 0, but will have only half (rounded up) the number
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of proficiencies the original subject had. If the original subject

was a classed character, the resulting clone will be of the same
class, with one-third the original subject’s level at the time of the
neural scan, rounded up. A cloning vat can indefinitely store the
genetic material and neural imprint of up to five subjects at a
time, allowing the subject to be cloned at a later date or cloned
multiple times. A wealthy mage with access to a stockpile of
energy crystals and high-level characters to clone might use
a cloning vat to create a band of skilled henchmen, though
expenses tend to discourage most mages from doing so. The vat
weighs 400 lbs, not including the weight of any subject within.
EXAMPLE: Bin-Zoran, a great mage, uses a cloning vat to
take a tissue sample and neural scan of his friend and lover,
Bint-Nirar, a 6th level fighter. Three years later, Bint-Nirar,
now a 9th level fighter, falls in combat, and Bin-Zoran
desires to create a clone of his dead lover based on the data
stored in the cloning vat. 10,000gp, 10 energy crystals and
5 days later, a clone of Bint-Nirar steps out of the vat. She
looks exactly as Bint-Nirar looked in her youth and can
generally function, think, and speak as a perfectly normal
young person, but she is merely a 2nd level fighter with
no memories of her "past". Note that if Bin-Zoran had re-
scanned Bint-Nirar just prior to her death, her clone would
have been 3rd level (9/3) instead of 2nd level (6/3).
Control Helmet: This silvery skullcap carries extensive

etheric filigree on its interior surface. It will fit any man-sized
humanoid. The control helmet was designed by the Visitors
to create highly-skilled, easily-controlled servants. The control
helmet has two effects if worn. First, it renders the wearer highly
pliable to the commands and influence of the Visitors; he will
act as if charmed by any Visitors he encounters, and will suffer a
-4 penalty on saving throws against enchantments by Nephilim.
Second, it grants the wearer On-the-Spot understanding of
any and all Visitor technology he encounters. However, the
hypnotic programming of the control helmet forbids the wearer
from writing down, teaching, or otherwise transmitting this
newfound knowledge, and when the helmet is removed, the
On-the-Spot understanding is wiped from his memory. A single
energy crystal will power the control helmet for one day of use.
Cryostasis Tube: This 7' long, 3' wide metallic tube, set
horizontally in a rectangular under-carriage, has a small window
on its top face. The tube can be opened to allow one man-sized
creature to enter or be placed within. When re-sealed, the
tube will put the subject into a cryogenic stasis, freezing him
indefinitely. At any time, a character familiar with the device
may manipulate the controls to thaw the subject, returning
him to life. While frozen, time does not pass for the character,
so mortally wounded or poisoned characters can be left alive
until better treatment becomes available (see ACKS 106).
Theoretically, a character may be frozen for decades, centuries,
or even millennia inside this alien device. The cryostasis tube
includes its own micro-fusion battery with a lifetime of 5,000
years, and requires no external power. Any character familiar
with the cryostasis tube may use it. A character familiar with
the tube may even activate it from inside and thus put himself
into a cryogenic torpor if desired. The tube weighs 300 lbs, not
including the subject's weight.
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EXAMPLE: Talitha was reduced to 0 hp in a battle with
warbots in an abandoned Visitor outpost. Her friend
Ayana, who is familiar with cryostasis tubes, places Talitha
into a tube in the outpost immediately after the battle. 5
days later, when the party manages to bring a proper cleric
to the outpost, Talitha is thawed and healed with magic.
She rolls on the mortal wounds table as if she was treated
immediately after combat, and not more than one day later,
so she suffers only a -3 penalty to the roll rather than the
usual -10 penalty.
Electronic Scope: The electronic scope can be attached to any
ranged weapon, whether an advanced alien plasma gun or a
simple crossbow. The scope magnifies distant targets, reducing
the penalty to hit targets at medium range from -2 to 0, and at
long range from -5 to -3. The scope can also allow the user to
view remote objects at a x24 magnification, though its field of
view is very narrow. Finally, the electronic scope provides the
equivalent of infravision when looking or aiming through it,
negating any darkness penalties. An energy crystal inserted into
a receptacle at the top of the scope provides enough power for
up to 30 rounds (5 minutes) of use.
Glowstick: A glowstick is a sealed, flexible tube, about 1' long and
3'' diameter, made of translucent material and filled with a light
greenish liquid. If bent, the glowstick will begin glowing with
a strong green light (radiance as a torch). It glows continually
for 6 hours (36 turns), and then is irrecoverably depleted. Any
character familiar with a glowstick may use one.
Holographic Library: This 3'' high, 5'' radius, flat silver cylinder
has a curious slot open on one of its sides and a smaller cylinder
on its top. Its user may install a memory crystal (p. 107) into

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 the side slot, thereafter accessing the memory crystal’s contents language oracle for one week. When found, a language oracle
via a holographic projection of text, images and sounds emitted will typically contain 1d6 language serums already formulated.
from the top cylinder. A single energy crystal provides sufficient
power to run the holographic library for one week. Only a
spellcaster may use the holographic library, as its operation
requires complex mental calculations. Using the library
effectively usually requires knowledge of the Visitor language,
as most holographic texts are written in that tongue. There
are many kinds of memory crystals but the most common are
database, metaphysical, and scientific crystals. See the individual
memory crystal descriptions for further details.

Mind Probe: These opaque bluish balls, 10'' in diameter, have

Khepri Scarab Beetle: This metallic figurine is fashioned in
the shape of a mechanical scarab beetle. If placed on a lock or
mechanical trap, and the command word spoken, the scarab
beetle will quietly burrow into the mechanism and, over the
course of one turn, attempt to pick the lock or disarm the trap as
if it were an 11th level thief. If placed on a living creature (either
through subterfuge or through a successful touch in combat),
and the command word spoken, the scarab beetle will burrow
into the creature’s body, seeking its heart or brain. If not halted,
the scarab beetle will kill the creature in 1d4 rounds. Either
dispel evil or dispel magic will halt the scarab beetle’s progress,
as will any of the various disable machine spells. Otherwise,
the scarab beetle can be physically torn from the creatures body
with a successful attack throw. Tearing the scarab beetle out
of the creature’s body deals 3d6 points of damage. While the
Visitors make use of this item, they did not create it, and it relies
on an internal power source (sufficient for 1d10+10 uses) rather
than energy crystals.
Language Oracle: This device, measuring 18” high and 12”
wide, has a finely gridded disk mounted on its front and an
array of several crystal canisters mounted on its top. When
activated, the language oracle begins to record and analyze the
language(s) spoken in its presence. After it has recorded and
analyzed eight hours of a given language, the language oracle
will prepare a learning serum (p. 101) that grants knowledge
of the language. The language oracle relies on the universal
principles of grammar and the historical relationships between
known languages in order to quickly analyze new tongues, so
very obscure, esoteric, or alien languages may take longer to
analyze. A single energy crystal provides sufficient power to run
grooves on one side designed to accomodate the humanoid hand.
They serve the Visitors as communication relays, allowing for
long-range silent communications. For most characters, a mind
probe is of little use, but when an arcane spellcaster who knows
how to use this device puts his hand into the grooves, he enjoys
two very useful functions. First, the mind probe allows the user
to read the thought of any sapient living creature within 90’ once
per round, as per the ESP spell (see ACKS 76), with two-way
communications up to that range if desired by the user of the
mind probe. Second, it allows silent, two-way communications
up to a range of 1,000' between parties that both have operational
mind probes. A single energy crystal allows for up to 20 uses of
the mind probe; a round of communications consumes 1 use,
while a round of brain probing consumes 2 uses.
Mind Shield: A light helmet with a wide translucent visor set in
a golden frame, the mind shield grants its wearer immunity to
all mind-affecting powers and spells, including psionic or other
monster powers. However, the wearer himself may not cast any
spell or use any power which affects other creatures' minds,
voluntarily or not, while wearing the mind shield.
Multiscanner: This hand-held device resembles a flat rectangle,
5'' from corner to corner, with a handle or grip on one side.
When activated, it allows the character wielding it to perform
various sensor scans and access various remote sensors. Once
per round, the wielder can perform one of three types of sensor
scans. A motion scan detects all moving creatures or objects
within a 30' radius except those hidden by walls 5' or more in
thickness. A scan for heat signatures locates any significant
sources of heat within a 30’ radius. Significant sources of heat
include living creatures as well as burning fires of torch size or
larger. A diagnostic scan examines the body of one living creature
within 3' and detects any injury, poison, or illness. Conducting
a diagnostic scan grants a +4 bonus on any subsequent Healing
proficiency throws to treat the creature. Furthermore, any
character operating a multiscanner may interface with any
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sensor to pinpoint the implant’s location or to see a holographic
display of objects around the scout drone or remote sensor.
Only an arcane spellcaster may use this device. A single energy
crystal provides sufficient power to conduct 25 sensor scans
before it is drained.
Mutation Vat: The mutation vat resembles a cloning vat (p.
104); only characters who understand how to operate at least
one of the two devices can distinguish them. A mutation vat is
equivalent to a crossbreeding laboratory (ACKS p. 123) worth
20,000gp. A mutation vat requires 10 energy crystals each time
it is used for crossbreeding, in addition to the usual costs of
crossbreeding.
Memory Crystal, Database: This 1'-long transparent red
crystal contains a massive number of volumes covering a
single field of study in meticulous detail. If installed into an
operating holographic library, this memory crystal allows its
user to access knowledge on its specific subject as if he had
three ranks of Knowledge proficiency in that subject, as long as
the holographic library is in operation. Because of its complex
structure, only clerics and mages (or other characters capable of
using cleric or mage items) who know the Visitor language may
use this memory crystal.
Memory Crystal, Metaphysical: This 1'-long transparent red
crystal contains a massive number of volumes dealing with
metaphysics, mythology, and theology. If installed into an
operating holographic library, this memory crystal is equivalent
to a 10,000gp library for the purpose of divine magical research
(ACKS p. 117). The character must have enough energy crystals
to keep the holographic library running for the entire duration
of magical research or the benefit of the library is lost. Only a
cleric (or other character capable of using cleric items, such
as a cultist or priestess) who knows the Visitor language can
understand the deep divine philosophy in this memory crystal.
Memory Crystal, Scientific: This 1'-long transparent red
crystal contains a massive number of volumes dealing with
weird science and alien technology. If installed into an operating
holographic library, this memory crystal is equivalent to a
10,000gp library for the purpose of arcane magical research
(ACKS p. 117). The character must have enough energy crystals
to keep the holographic library running for the entire duration
of magical research or the benefit of the library is lost. Only a
mage (or other character capable of mage items) who knows
the Visitor language can understand the complex patterns and
formulae in this memory crystal.
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Portable Stasis Device: A silver circlet, traced with etheric
filigree, designed to fit atop the head of a man-sized humanoid.
When placed on a living creature and activated, the creature
appears to die (as per feign death). The portable stasis device
actually pauses the subject’s metabolic activity. While under
the device’s influence, the subject does not age or heal, nor
does time advance for any other time-dependent effects such
as poison or mortal wounds. The subject’s metabolic activity
can be restarted by removing the device from his head or by
deactivating it. A single energy crystal will power a portable
stasis device indefinitely.
Psychic Amplifier: A semi-transparent oval filled with a weird,
glowing orange liquid, the psychic amplifier can only be used by
a mage (or other character capable of using mage items). It has
three potential effects, all with a range of 30'; the target may resist
any of them with a successful save vs. Spells. First, it may evoke
psychic fear within the target, forcing him to flee as far away as
he could from the user for 1d6 rounds, dropping anything he or
she was carrying. Second, it may disrupt the target's thoughts,
as per the confusion spell (ACKS p. 73). Third, it can subject
the target to temporary hypnosis and mind control, as per
the charm person spell (ACKS p. 72). A single energy crystal
inserted into the rear of the psychic amplifier allows for ten uses.
Regeneration Vat: Similar to, but simpler than, the cloning
vat, the regeneration vat uses a specialized gel and robotic
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surgical equipment to help characters heal their wounds. Only
a spellcaster – whether arcane or divine - can understand the
alien interface required to operate the regeneration vat. The
vat can heal a single living creature of all wounds, whether
ordinary or mortal. The subject must be inserted into the vat,
whereupon it enters a healing coma until removed. In the case
of a mortally wounded creature, immersing it in the vat triggers
an immediate roll on the Mortal Wounds table with a +5 bonus
(not cumulative with that granted by a resurrection serum).
Thereafter each day in the vat counts as three days of recovery.
In the case of a creature with ordinary injuries (hit point loss),
it will recover 2d6 hit points per day of immersion in the vat. It
costs 1,000gp worth of organic materials and 5 energy crystals
to use the vat on a single creature for up to 5 days. A creature
can be kept in the vat longer than 5 days, but the cost must be
paid again.
Tracking Implant: This cylindrical device, 1'' in length, emits
etheric emissions which can be picked up by a multiscanner
from up to 10 miles away or by a saucer's sensors from up to
100 miles away, allowing the scanner to pinpoint the implant's
exact location. Inactive implants are stored inside disposable
injectors. The implant is typically injected into a subject's nose
(or equivalent orifice), allowing him to be tracked as described
above. The implant is powered by a tiny fragment of energy
crystal built into its cylindrical body and will function for a full
year after injection. Any character with the Healing proficiency
may implant a tracking implant into a subject, but using the
multiscanner requires an arcane spellcaster.
Visor of Sight: A box with a seemingly opaque window on its
front designed to fit over the eyes of any humanoid creature. The
visor of sight may be used by any character that understands
its operation. Once worn and activated, it allows the user to
engage three different modes. The first is thermographic vision,
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darkness. The second is distant viewing, allowing the character
Roll (1d100) Weapon
to magnify distant objects up to a 24x magnification, reducing
1-25 2d6 Energy Crystals
the penalty to hit targets at medium range from -2 to 0, and at
long range from -5 to -3. The third is short-range magnification, 26-50 Plasma Pistol
revealing the fine details of an object at hand. This provides a +2 51-60 Dart Gun
bonus to any task requiring close attention to details, such as the 61-70 Plasma Rifle
Healing proficiency. A single energy crystal powers the visor of 71-75 1d4 Incendiary Bombs
sight for up to 6 hours before requiring a replacement. 76-80 1d4 Plasma Grenades
81-85 Flamer
VISITOR HOARDS 86-90 Stun Prod
The alien Visitors bring their own technology with them and 91-94 Stun launcher
rarely take interest in the worldly treasures so coveted by 95-97 Plasma Cannon
mortals. Their treasure comes in two ways. First, most Visitors 98-99 Laser Rapier
usually carry weapons and some wear armor or forcefield 00 Fusion Launcher
belts. These items can be salvaged from their corpses as per
the scavenging rules (ACKS p. 209-210). Second, any Visitor Armor Table
party, saucer, robot or outpost will contain a hoard of useful Roll (1d100) Armor
technology, as given in the following tables. Roll once for a small 1-20 2d6 Spare Parts
party, saucer or outpost or a small number of robots, twice for a 21-50 Force Field Belt
medium one and three times for a large one. Note that Visitors 51-60 Force Field Belt, Advanced
are sophisticated aliens from another world and will readily use 61-75 Silkweave Suit
any and all available technology to their best advantage. 76-85 Environment Suit
86-90 Reactive Armor
Roll Hoard Type
91-98 Enclosed Armor
(1d10) Party Saucer Robot Outpost
99-00 Powered Suit
1 2d6 Spare 4d6 Spare 1d4 Spare 6d6 Energy
Parts Parts Parts Crystals
Robot Table
2 3d6 Energy 4d10 Energy 1d8 Spare 1d6 weapons
Crystals Crystals Parts Roll (1d100) Robot
3 1d3 1d6 1d6 Energy 1d4 crates 1-15 3d6 Spare Parts
(additional) Weapons Crystals of 50 Spare 16-30 Personal Security Drone
weapons Parts each 30-60 Scout Drone
4 1d3 Suits of 1d6 Suits of 2d6 Energy 1d8 Suits of 61-90 Workbot
Armor Armor Crystals Armor
91-00 Warbot
5 Chemicals Chemicals 1 Weapon 2d6
Weapons
Vehicles Table
6 Chemicals Chemicals Chemicals General
Device Roll (1d100) Vehicle
7 Chemicals Box of 25 General Chemicals 01-25 Hoverboard
Energy Device 26-50 Hovercar
Crystals
51-85 Hoverbike
8 4d6 Spare Crate of 50 3d6 Energy Crate of 1d6
86-90 Scout Saucer
Parts Spare Parts Crystals x 20 Energy
Crystals 91-95 Submarine
9 General Robot Chemicals 1d4 Robots 96-97 Abductor
Device 98-99 Tank
10 Robot Robot 2d6 Spare 1d3 Vehicles 00 Battleship
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Chemical Table
Roll (1d100) Chemicals
1-12 2d6 Wonder Meals
11-24 1d6 Water Purification Pills
25-36 1d3 Healing Syringes
37-40 Language Serum
41-50 Instant Armor
51-60 1d3 Painkillers
61-63 Juggernaut Drug
64-70 1d6 Panaceas
71-80 1d3 Stimulants
81-83 Acid Bomb
83-86 Truth Serum
87-88 1d3 Combat Drugs
89-90 1d2 Resurrection Serums
91-92 Repair Nano-Gel
93-95 Gas Bomb, Stun
96-97 Gas Bomb, Poison
98-00 Anagathics

General Devices Table

Roll (1d100) General Device
1-10 4d6 Energy Crystals

Technology
11-15 Portable Stasis Device
16-20 Control Helmet
21-35 Glowstick
36-38 Language Oracle
39-40 Kepru Scarab Beetle
41-50 Breather
51-55 Mind Probe
56-59 Holographic Library
60-65 Tracking Implant
66-70 Multiscanner
71-72 Electronic Scope
73-75 Visor of Sight
76-80 Memory Crystal, Database
81-84 Memory Crystal, Metaphysical
85-90 Memory Crystal, Scientific
91-92 Psychic Amplifier
93-94 Regeneration Vat
95-96 Cryostasis Tube
97-98 Cloning Vat
99-00 Mutation Vat

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Acid Arrow Range: 240’
Arcane 1 Duration: 2 rounds
A magical arrow of acid springs forth from the caster's hand and
speeds towards its target. The caster must succeed on an attack
throw to hit the target. Because armor provides no protection
against the arrow’s acid, the attack throw ignores the target’s
AC bonus from armor or shield (but not from Dexterity,
displacement, etc.). If the acid arrow hits, it immediately deals 2d4
points of acid damage with no saving throw. If not neutralized,
the acid continues to burn for one round, dealing an additional
2d4 points of damage on the caster’s next initiative. For every two
caster levels above 1st, the caster may fire an additional arrow
(two arrows at 3rd level, three arrows at 5th level 3, four arrows at
7th level, and so on). The caster may fire all of his acid arrows at
one target or distribute them across multiple targets, as desired.
Animate Statue Range: touch
Arcane 3, Divine 3 Duration: 1 turn per level
The caster touches one ordinary nonmagical statue and grants
it a semblance of life. Animated statues have the monster
characteristics provided for by the monster entry in ACKS
(Statue, Animated on p. 196) based on the material of the
original statue (treat any metal as "iron" for this purpose). The
animated statue’s alignment is always that of the caster. Once the
spell duration expires, the statue returns to an inanimate state in
the position and stance it had in its last action. Animate statue
lasts for one turn per caster level or until the statue is destroyed
or dispelled. If the caster dies or becomes unconscious before
the spell expires, the statue becomes uncontrolled and attacks the
nearest target until the spell ends.
Blink Range: self
Arcane 2 Duration: instantaneous
Upon casting this spell, the caster immediately teleports from
his current location to any spot he chooses within a 360’ range.
However, this spell is subject to errors as per the teleport spell
(see ACKS p. 88).
Bygone Range: touch
Arcane 3 Duration: instantaneous
The caster can teleport the creature touched up to 360' in any
direction chosen by the caster. Teleporting an unwilling target
requires a successful attack throw to touch it, and the target may
avoid the effect by succeeding on a saving throw vs. Spells. The
spell cannot teleport the target into solid matter, but can teleport
it high in the air. The spell teleports the target's worn and carried
possessions along with the target.
Blob of Goo Range: 60’
Arcane 1 Duration: instantaneous
The caster conjures a blob of utterly disgusting goo from the
nether-realms of chaos and decay, then magically hurls it to a
designated spot within 60' range, where it explodes into a 15'
diameter sphere of stomach-retching awfulness. Any creatures
within the area of effect suffer 1d4 points of damage per caster
level, to a maximum of 3d4 damage at level 3. A successful
saving throw vs. Blast avoids all damage. In addition, creatures
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caught within the area of effect are rendered nauseous for 1d4+1
rounds. A successful saving throw vs. Poison avoids the nausea.
A nauseated creature cannot attack, cast spells, or speak. A
nauseated creature can move away from the source of nausea (or
take actions in lieu of moving to relieve themselves of whatever
is inducing the nausea), but cannot otherwise move. Nauseated
creatures are still able to defend themselves.
Call Leviathan Range: 10’
Divine (Cultist) 5 Duration: 1 hour
The cultist calls forth the Leviathan – the Chaotic horror of the
seas, avatar of Rahab – from the depth of the ocean to bring
destruction to his foes. The cultist may cast this spell only while
in or within 10’ of open ocean. It requires one full turn (10
minutes) to call Leviathan and the spell is so taxing that it can be
performed but once per week. The Leviathan serves the cultist for
up to one hour, provided that the cultist concentrates on nothing
but controlling the creature. Spell casting, combat, or movement
over half the normal rate results in loss of concentration. The
cultist, while in control of the Leviathan, can dismiss it back to
the watery abyss at will (doing so on his Initiative if in combat).
If the cultist loses concentration, control of the Leviathan is lost
and cannot be regained. The Leviathan then seeks to bring utter
destruction the conjurer and all others in its path. Only dispel
magic or dispel evil will force the leviathan back into the depth
once control has been lost. An uncontrolled leviathan may, of
course, choose to retreat to the depth once again, after laying
waste to the area.
Detect Technology Range: 60’
Arcane 2 Duration: concentration
The spellcaster is able to detect technological objects, machines,
or creatures within the given range by sight, seeing them
surrounded by a pale glowing yellow light. Only the caster sees the
glow. Invisible machines, objects, and creatures are not detected
by this spell. However, if the invisibility is due to technology, the
emanations of the invisibility-inducing technology will be seen
as an amorphous glowing fog, possibly allowing the caster (only)
to attack the invisible object, machine, or creature at an attack
penalty of only -2.
Disable Machine Range: 60’
Arcane 2 Duration: 1 round
per caster level
A barrage of etheric pulses and transmissions leap from the
caster's mind and into a machine within range, potentially
scrambling its electronics. The target can be a robot, a vehicle,
or any other machine up to 10' x 10' x 10' in size. The target is
disabled for one round per caster level unless it succeeds on a
saving throw vs. Paralysis. A disabled robot or machine cannot
attack, cast spells, move, speak, or otherwise function. All attack
throws against a disabled machine gain a +2 bonus, or a +4
bonus if the attacker ambushes or backstabs it. The disabled
machine is dealt the attack’s ordinary damage, or the attack’s
ordinary damage multiplied by two or more from ambush or
backstab. (Unlike helpless creatures, disabled machines cannot
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Dragon’s Breath Range: 0’
Arcane 5 Duration: instantaneous
The caster breathes forth a cone of fire 60' long and 30' wide.
Any creatures within the area of effect will suffer 1d6 points
of damage per level of the caster, or half that with a successful
saving throw vs. Blast.
Ghost Walk Range: touch
Arcane 3 Duration: 1 turn
This spell renders the creature touched both invisible and
inaudible. The spell lasts for one turn or until the ghost walking
creature attacks or casts a spell, whichever comes first.
Heart of Gold Range: touch
Arcane 3 Duration: instantaneous
The caster transforms the heart of the creature touched into
pure gold, instantly slaying the creature. Touching an unwilling
target requires a successful attack throw, and the target may
avoid the effect with a successful saving throw vs. Death. The
heart, if extracted from the target’s corpse, is worth 1 GP per
XP the target was worth - the bigger and more ferocious the
creature is, the more valuable its golden heart!
Magnetic Pulse Range: 30’
Arcane 5 Duration: instantaneous
This spell generates a magnetic pulse emanating from the caster
capable of shorting the circuits of robots and other technological
machines in the area. Up to 4D8 HD of robots or other machines
within 30' of the caster can be affected. Each affected robot or
other machine must succeed on a saving throw vs. Death or be
destroyed by a critical electronic meltdown. The spell works on
any machine of up to 10’ x 10’ x 10’ in size, including robots,
vehicles, and non-sentient machines (such as generators), but is
harmless to living and undead creatures.
Mage Fingers Range: 10’
Arcane 1 Duration: 1 round
This spell allows the caster to telekinetically move a single
inanimate object within range up to 20’ in any direction desired
for one round. The object must weigh no more than 2 stone per
caster level. This spells allows the caster to pull distant levers,
grab treasures at a safe distance from any traps which may be
involved in their manipulation, and so on.
Meteor Range: 150’
Arcane 3 Duration: instantaneous
The caster conjures a star of pure fire in his hands and hurls
it towards any point of space he desires within 150'. On a
successful attack throw against AC 0, the meteor explodes at the
designated point. On a failed attack throw, the meteor deviates,
exploding at a point 2d6x10’ away from the designated point in
a random direction (roll 1d12 for the clock direction of scatter).
On an unmodified attack throw of 1, the meteor detonates in the
caster's hands. When the meteor explodes, it deals 1d6 points of
damage per caster level, to a maximum of 6d6 points of damage,
to everything within a 20' diameter sphere; furthermore, the
spell generates a significant amount of overpressure, knocking
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throw vs. Blast reduces damage suffered by half and allows the
creature to keep its feet.
Mind Blast Range: 0’
Arcane 3 Duration: instantaneous
The caster emits a psychic "scream" in all directions that dazes
friend and foe alike. The caster himself is immune to the effect,
but each other creature within 20’ of the caster must make a
successful saving throw vs. Paralysis or be incapacitated by
the mind blast for 1d4+1 rounds. Incapacitated creatures are
knocked out and helpless, unable to see, hear, speak, or act until
the effect expires. All attack throws against helpless creatures gain
a +2 bonus, or a +4 bonus if the attacker ambushes or backstabs.
Melee attack throws against helpless creatures automatically hit
if the If the attacker is of the same or larger size category than the
helpless creature. If the attacker is not engaged, and his attack
is capable of damaging the helpless creature, then the helpless
creature may be automatically slain. The attacker may not cleave
thereafter, however. Otherwise, the helpless creature is dealt
the attack’s ordinary damage, or the attack’s ordinary damage
multiplied by two or more from ambush or backstab.
Nova Range: 0’
Divine 3 Duration: instantaneous
The caster glows like a burning star, flooding his surroundings
with brilliant starlight for a brief second. Any living creature
within 20’ of the caster are blinded for 1 round. Undead within
20’ of the caster are blinded for 1 round and dealt 1d8 damage
per caster level. A successful save vs. Spells avoids blindness
and reduces any damage by half. A blinded creature suffers a
-2 penalty to surprise rolls and a -4 penalty to all attack throws
and has its movement rate reduced to ¼ its normal rate. The
Spells
light of a nova spell counts as sunlight for purposes of monster
vulnerabilities.
Network Shutdown Range: 60’
Arcane 6 Duration: 1 round per level
This spell blasts the positronic brains of robots and other
machines within 60’ with erratic etheric signals and magnetic
fluctuations. The caster can affect his choice of 4D8 HD of
robots or other machines of up to 10’ x 10’ x 10’ in size. Each
affected robot or other machine must succeed on a saving
throw vs. Paralysis or be disabled for one round per caster
level. A disabled robot or machine cannot attack, cast spells,
move, speak, or otherwise function. All attack throws against
a disabled machine gain a +2 bonus, or a +4 bonus if the
attacker ambushes or backstabs it. The disabled machine is dealt
the attack’s ordinary damage, or the attack’s ordinary damage
multiplied by two or more from ambush or backstab. (Unlike
helpless creatures, disabled machines cannot be automatically
“slain”.)
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Plague of Shadows Range: 10’
Arcane 3 Duration: 1 turn per level
From a deep well of shadow, the caster calls forth a plague of
2d4 shadows to serve him (see the Monsters chapter of ACKS,
p. 192, for details). The summoned shadows are hostile to the
caster, but as long as he concentrates on controlling them, they
will be forced to do his bidding. The shadows remain for one
turn per caster level, and then blend back into the surrounding
shadows. If the caster’s concentration is broken before the end
of the spell's duration, the shadows will attack the caster out of
spite, or, if he is not alive, the nearest living target. This spell
may only be cast in the dark or underground, where shadows
are deep enough to draw shadow-monsters out of them; it will
not work in the wilderness by day nor even in bright moonlight.
Psychic Assault Range: 90’
Arcane 3 Duration: instantaneous
The caster lashes out at with his mind at a target creature within
90’, slashing and burning the target's psyche and scarring its
brain tissue. The target suffers 1d6 points of damage per caster
level unless it succeeds on a saving throw vs. Spells to resist the
psychic assault.
Scorching Ray Range: 30’
Arcane 2 Duration: instantaneous
A searing ray of fire erupts from the tip of the caster’s finger
towards a target creature. The caster must succeed on an attack
throw to hit the target. If the scorching ray hits, it deals 1d6
damage per caster level, to a maximum of 4d6. No saving throw
is allowed to avoid this damage. For every two caster levels
above 1st, the caster may fire an additional scorching ray (two
arrows at 3rd level, three arrows at 5th level 3, four arrows at 7th
level, and so on). The caster may fire all of his scorching rays at
one target or distribute them across multiple targets, as desired.
Shield of Mawat Range: self
Divine (Blessed Undertaker) 1 Duration: 1 turn per level
Mawat, the Neutral god of the dead, shields his blessed
undertaker from the undead – those animated by souls stolen
from his halls. The shield of Mawat grants the caster AC 7
against melee attacks and AC 5 against ranged attacks by undead
creatures for one turn per level.
Short Circuit Range: 60’
Arcane 3 Duration: instantaneous
The spell can cause a critical short circuit in a target machine. If
the target fails a saving throw vs. Death, its circuits fry beyond
repair, rendering it inoperative. The spell works on any machine
of up to 10’ x 10’ x 10’ in size, including robots, vehicles, and
non-sentient machines (such as generators), but is harmless to
living and undead creatures.
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Stream of Sludge Range: 0’
Arcane 3 Duration: instantaneous
A stream of steaming acidic sludge, glowing a sickly shade of
green, gushes from the caster's outstretched finger. The stream
covers a 60' by 5' line emanating from the caster and causing
1d6 damage per caster level to any creature caught within it.
Creatures who successfully save vs. Blast suffer half damage.
In addition, creatures caught within the blast are rendered
nauseous for 1d4+1 rounds unless they succeed on a saving
throw vs. Poison. A nauseated creature cannot attack, cast spells,
or speak. A nauseated creature can move away from the source
of nausea (or take actions in lieu of moving to relieve themselves
of whatever is inducing the nausea), but cannot otherwise move.
Nauseated creatures are still able to defend themselves.
Summon Deep Ones Range: 10’
Arcane 3, Divine (Cultist) 3 Duration: 1 turn per level
To summon deep ones, the caster must be standing next to a
body of water at least 3' across and 1' deep. The spell calls forth
2d4 Deep Ones from the body of water to serve him (see p. 69
of the Monsters of Kanahu chapter for details). The Deep Ones
will obey the caster's every command for one turn per caster
level. The Deep Ones vanish instantly if destroyed or dispelled.
Otherwise, once the duration is over, any surviving Deep Ones
walk back to the water and disappear into it.
Summon Shoggoth Range: 10’
Arcane 2, Divine (Cultist) 2 Duration: 1 day
From the darkness between the stars, the caster calls forth an
embodiment of raw Chaos – the shoggoth (see p. 86 of the
Monsters of Kanahu chapter for details). This amorphous
blob seeps from cracks in reality and obeys the summoner's
will. However, this requires concentration, lest the shoggoth
Spells
turn on the sorcerer and his friends. The summoner, while in
control of a shoggoth, can dismiss it to the Outer Darkness at
will (doing so on his Initiative if in combat). If the spellcaster
loses concentration, control of the summoned shoggoth is lost
and cannot be regained. The creature then seeks to attack and
consume the summoner and all others in its path. Only dispel
magic or dispel evil will banish the shoggoth once control has
been lost. An uncontrolled shoggoth may, of course, choose to
return to the realms of Chaos on its own; such creatures will
never choose to remain on the Material Plane for long.
Toad Range: 60’
Arcane 1 Duration: 6 turns
The caster points at one living corporeal target within range and
utters a terrible curse that can transform the target into a filthy
toad. A save vs. spells negates this effect. While in toad form,
the subject is nothing but a slimy amphibian, and also has the
physical and mental characteristics of one; once the duration
ends, he returns to his normal self.
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 Torrent of Sewage Range: 0’
Arcane 3 Duration: instantaneous
A torrent of filthy sewage water erupts from the caster's open
hand in a 60' long, 10' wide cone, knocking down creatures in
its path and surrounding them with an unbearable odor. The
effect on any creature caught in the torrent depends on the
creature’s size. Tiny creatures (the size of a house pet or smaller)
are knocked down and rolled 1d4x10', taking 1d4 points of
nonlethal damage per 10'. If flying, a tiny or smaller creature
is blown back 2d6x10' feet and takes 2d6 points of nonlethal
damage due to battering and buffeting. Small creatures, such as
halflings or goblins, are knocked prone by the force of gushing
sewage, or if flying are knocked back 1d6x10' feet. Man-sized
creatures are unaffected by the torrent's pressure if standing on
firm ground, but if they are flying, they are knocked back 1d6x5'
feet. In addition, creatures caught within the torrent of sewage
are rendered nauseous for 1d4+1 rounds unless they succeed on
a saving throw vs. Poison. A nauseated creature cannot attack,
cast spells, or speak. A nauseated creature can move away from
the source of nausea (or take actions in lieu of moving to relieve
themselves of whatever is inducing the nausea), but cannot
otherwise move. Nauseated creatures are still able to defend
themselves.
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Town Portal Range: self
Arcane 3 Duration: instantaneous
The caster instantly teleports himself, along with his carried and
worn equipment, to the nearest town (Market class V or higher)
within 10 miles, without error or risk. If there are no towns
within 10 miles, the spell has no effect.
Ward Against the Dead Range: self
Arcane 1, Divine 1 Duration: 1 turn per level
This spell creates a holy barrier that protects the caster and any
non-undead creatures within 5’ of him from the foul touch of
undead creatures. The ward against the dead prevents bodily
contact by undead. The ward causes the natural weapon attacks
of undead to automatically fail, and causes the creatures to recoil
if such attacks require touching a warded creature. The spell’s
protection against contact by undead ends if the caster or any
protected creature makes an attack against, casts a spell on, or
tries to force the barrier against, a blocked undead.
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 WELCOME TO KANAHU
Kanahu is a lush land of vast jungles, deep swamps, and searing
deserts, where small city-states of lizardmen stand as isolated
beacons of civilization while dinosaurs, giant insects, and
bloodthirsty barbarians rampage in the untamed wilds outside
these pockets of Law. Ancient ruins of dead Sakkara and even
older, fouler, empires lie ready for plunder, glistening with
gold and artifacts, but guarded by monstrosities from beyond
the grave, wild beasts, and the horrid minions of Chaos. Law-
abiding men and lizardmen huddle behind cyclopean walls and
pray to their gods, while in the shadows of civilization and in
the barbarity of the Wilds, degenerate cultists make sacrifices to
the Chaotic powers Urban civilization is often corrupt and weak,
ripe for conquest by vigorous barbarians untainted by the sins
of civilization, ready to forge new kingdoms out of the ruins of
the old.
This is a sword and sorcery setting with a Mediterranean to
Tropical climate (Punt and Mala, specifically, are tropical),
and with a strong focus on reptiles (dinosaurs, lizardmen, and
serpentmen are prime examples), insects, utterly alien – and
tentacled - "Outer Gods", city-states, and strange monstrosities.
The setting’s technology is that of the Late Bronze Age and Early
Iron Age – more primitive than the ACKS defaults, though
there have been a few advances towards the Early Medieval, and
wondrous relics of the forgotten human past are hidden in deep
tombs under dead Sakkara. Dinosaurs and their kin replace all
mammals (except for men, and the cats who came with men)
both as wild beasts and as domesticated animals.
The civilizations of Kanahu resembles those of the Late Bronze
Age or Early Iron Age as well. This is a time of tribes, petty city-
state tyrants, greedy merchant houses, and barbarian hordes
forever threatening the crumbling borders of civilization. Most
people live in small villages surrounded by yawning wilderness
or in walled city-states rife with corruption and bursting
with decadent wealth. Beyond the walls of these cities lies
wilderness, raw and untamed; much of it never settled, many of
its grasslands never plowed and forests never felled. There are,
however, ruins scattered about these otherwise-unsettled lands –
those of civilizations long dead, be that the Serpentmen, ancient
Humanity, or the alien Visitors. There, aspiring warriors from
primitive lands test their mettle and the bronze edge of their
swords against the creations of ancient Science, hoping to return
to the teeming bazaars laden with ill-gotten technical wonders.
More often than not, they never return.
When running Kanahu as a game setting, run it fast and loose.
Think in "gonzo" terms – big muscled loin-clothed barbarians
with oversized axes and swords battle terrible, monstrous
sorcerers and the tentacle monsters they summon; flashy alien
technology finds its way to the hands of backwards tribespeople;
cities are big, dazzling in color, and rotten to the core with
corruption; wealth is extreme, and so is poverty. Think in big
terms, those of paperback sword & sorcery tales rather than
of the more laid back stories of 'proper' high fantasy. Similarly,
describe morality and motivation in shades of grey rather than
in black and white; while "black" cosmic evil is not unheard of in
these tales, heroes rarely are knights in shiny armor, and instead
are typically mercenaries, rogues, petty thugs, and barbarian
warriors out to prove themselves to the world and win gold
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and glory. With the exception of particularly corrupt Chaos
worshippers and dark sorcerers, most people have motivations
to their action other than "doing good" or "doing evil" – usually
they are motivated by normal human vices such as greed, lust for
power, or the thirst for vengeance.
ADAPTATION NOTES
The lands of Kanahu constitute a complete sword & sorcery
setting in their own right. However, much of this content could
be easily ported and converted to other sword & sorcery settings,
including that of the Auran Empire, the default setting of ACKS.
If you like any of the lands, city-states, factions or other parts of
the Kanahu setting, feel free to lift it and insert them into any
other sword & sorcery or fantasy setting. The main points you
should pay attention to when converting such material are that
Kanahu lacks mammals except for humans and cats, and thus
if converting them to a more conventional setting, you might
want to add in some mammal life. More importantly, some of
the Kanahu locations possess advanced alien technology above
and beyond that of the typical fantasy setting, which should be
handled with care. The Auran Empire includes an advanced
alien race, the Khepri, that can easily stand in for the Visitors
and explain the presence of high tech, but if your setting does
not have such creatures, technological items may need to be re-
skinned as magic.
Apart from those two issues, most of the locations given in
this chapter can be easily inserted into any warm-temperate
or subtropical, or tropical region in your favorite campaign
settings. The locations will fit best relatively lawless areas devoid
of a strong central government, and typically work particularly
well with the backwards, barbarous regions in your setting. In
the Auran Empire setting, for instance, the Harat Coast might be
placed below the Waste, adjacent to the Ivory Kingdoms.
The alien Visitors and the ancient serpentmen (and human
ancestors) can be replaced, if required, by more standard fantasy
species. The Visitors may become Khepri, dark elves, or even
deep gnomes and their technology replaced, if desired, by magic
(or by clockwork technology in case of gnomes). In the Auran
Empire campaign setting, the serpentmen can be replaced by
the ancient Argollëans, Thrassians, Zaharans, or by any undead
Chaotic force of an ancient fallen empire.
If desired, one may add more standard fantasy races to areas
depicted in this setting, or even replace them altogether with
more familiar species. Generally speaking, dwarves would do well
in Khishrom and the mountains around it, and elves in the cedar
forests to the north of Kanahu. Punt and Mala might become
Eleven kingdoms and the Chaotic lizardmen can become dark
elves if desired, though the lizardmen do fit as they are in most
fantasy worlds – indeed this may be a chance to change the pace
from the barbaric lizardmen of more standard settings to let the
players explore the theme of civilized lizardmen and their rich,
mysterious civilization.
The easiest way to add this setting to your campaign world could
be by setting it on a new, undiscovered (or barely explored)
continent. The players, coming by ship, flying monster and/or
transportation magic to these distant shores, will discover the
opulent cities of the lizardmen and the city-states of humanity,
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 and may bring back weird alien artifacts to their homelands, or little vegetation, except for in the few oases, and is very sparsely
attempt to conquer these lands for the glory of kings far to the populated by nomadic human tribes and secluded geckoman
west overseas. communities. In Queddar it is almost always horribly hot by day
and freezing cold by night. This barbarian land, however, gives
rise to strong warriors adept at surviving the desert, tracking in
THE KNOWN WORLD the wilderness, and performing great feats of dinosaur-riding.
The default setting of this book is the region encompassing
Kanahu, Sakkara, and Punt, as well as several additional South of Sakkara and Queddar, beyond the Great Mountains,
uncivilized areas, on the coast of the Sea of Sunset (also simply lies the rich and tropical Punt, homeland of the lizardmen. Once
called "the great sea"). This region is 960 miles long from a mighty empire ruled by a single Grand Matriarch of Tollan,
north to south, and 720 miles wide from east to west. Climate today it is split into a number of independent city-states. Chief
overall is warm; it ranges from highly humid tropical heat in among these is Cibola, the City of Gold, which is rich beyond
Mala and Punt, through a searing desert dry heat in Sakkara imagination – the destination of many a trader from far-away
and Queddar, to what would be called a Mediterranean climate Kanahu. North of it is the smaller City of the Crescent Sun,
in Kanahu itself. Snow is almost unheard of, except for on the and to the east is the vile City of the Sunken Moon, under the
peaks of great mountains. This known part of the world is tyranny of the Chaotic lizard-sorceress Manatxu. Punt enjoys
bound, from the west, by the sea; from the south, by the dense a tropical climate, and is mostly composed of rainforests and
jungles of Mala; from the southeast, by more jungle; from the swamps; rainfall is bountiful year round, and agriculture is
northeast, by desert and steppe; and from the north by wild, likewise rich. Insects of all sizes are very common, breeding
untamed cedar forests. There may be other settled lands on the in massive amounts in the watery marshes of Punt. Many
planet, but contact with them is irregular at best due to these lizardman farmers take advantage of this fact, and shrimps,
geographical obstacles, and is done mostly by the sea. Thus, for shellfish, and giant insects are common on the dining tables of
most people in the campaign, the known part of the world is the lizardmen.
limited to what’s depicted in the map on p.119. Finally, to the far south lies Mala, an untamed land of jungles
To the northwest lies Kanahu. This land, once a province of inhabited by tribal men and lizardmen. Mala is a massive
old Sakkara, is relatively lush, enjoying good winter rains rainforest, impenetrable to armies and undisturbed by any axe,
but suffering from a hot summer. Light to moderate woods teeming with dinosaurs of all sizes - as well as worse things. But
dominate northern Kanahu, while southern Kanahu is mostly Mala’s humanoid denizens know how to make the best of their
grasslands. In any case, both the climate and the land lend savage homeland, and are able to enjoy a precarious life among
themselves very well to agriculture, and, indeed, the land is the many trees. This land is rich in vegetation and natural
bountiful. There are four major city-states in Kanahu – dusty resources, but rarely exploited due to the many difficulties and
Irem at the edge of the Sakkaran Desert; industrious Khishrom dangers of harvesting the jungle.
with its many mines and forges; rich and opulent Yimara; and
Harat, where two decades ago, the corrupt Sorcerer King was
overthrown by a slave rebellion.
To the northeast is Enyom, a dry, craggy land nestled in the rain-
shadow of the Crescent Mountains. Enyom is cold in the winter,
and hot in the summer, but rains are sparse and far between,
allowing only for a dry steppe. This is a barbaric region, devoid
of any proper cities, and sparsely inhabited by semi-nomadic
tribal herders. The Enyomi lack a king, so each tribe is a nation
of its own, moving of its own free will to find good grazing lands
to feed its Protoceratops herds – the lifeblood providing the
Enyom people with meat and eggs. The people of Enyom are
hardy and, for the most part, savage, but respected as mighty
warriors.
South of Kanahu lies old, dying Sakkara. Once the Great River
fed a high civilization ruled with an iron fist by the Pharaoh.
But, today, little remains of Sakkara but the decaying city of
Zarnas and its outlaying agricultural lands, over which the Last
Pharaoh, Pilsar IV, rules - though the king is rarely seen outside
of his pyramid tomb-palace. The deserts have swallowed
everything else, and sandy winds slowly but surely grind down
many of Sakkara's once-magnificent monuments. Many of the
old, now abandoned, agricultural regions have decayed into
little more than mosquito-infested swamps.
To the south of Enyom and to the east of Sakkara stretches the
harsh desert of Queddar. This land of sand and rock harbors

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SETTING HISTORY Divine

First were the serpentmen, who worshipped terrible Chaotic God Alignment Domain Classes
gods. Their empire was forged eons before the dawn of El-Elyon Lawful Father god; chief Cleric, paladin
history and lasted for millennia. Ever in search of slaves, they god of mankind and
bred themselves with water monitors to produce the sturdy civilization
lizardmen, and, for ages, lorded over the lizardmen masses Ashera Lawful Mother goddess; Priestess
goddess of nature,
while constantly honing their blasphemous sorcery. But then, birth and fertility
millennia before our time, the great goddess Ixchala revealed
Nikkal Lawful Goddess of agriculture Priestess
herself to a lizardwoman called Tellina, now known as the
Eshmun Lawful God of medicine, herbs Cleric
Prophetess. With her Lawful divine inspiration, the Prophetess and healing
roused the lizardmen masses in rebellion, shattering their Khasis Lawful God of craftsmen and Cleric
chains of old and casting their erstwhile masters into oblivion. craftsmanship
Freedom was won; and with freedom, a great Lizard Empire Ishtar Lawful Goddess of love Priestess
arose in the jungles, with the Grand Matriarch ruling from the Shapashu Lawful Sun goddess Cleric, priestess,
top of the Great Pyramid in fabled Tollan. paladin
Innana Lawful Goddess of war and Bladedancer,
But then came men, arriving upon a shooting star from across
love priestess
the sky. The earthquakes and shockwaves of the star’s fall
Yarkhibol Lawful Moon god Cleric
shattered the Lizard Empire. Men, too, were cast into disarray,
Haddad Lawful God of rains, storms Cleric, paladin
and regressed into primitive nomadism, soon to be used as and lightning
slaves or sword-fodder by the lizardmen city-states which arose Ixchala Lawful Lizardman goddess of Lizardman
from the ashes of the Great Cataclysm. In its aftermath, some lizards, birth, death and priestess
lizardmen and many men, without the guidance of the old rebirth
Lizard Empire's Grand Matriarch, turned back to the dead gods Yammu Neutral God of rivers and Cleric
of the serpentmen, and once their bloody rituals darkened the oceans; patron god of
souls of Kanahu. judges
Mawat Neutral God of death Blessed
Out of that chaos rose Sakkara, the great Empire of Man. It grew undertaker
upon the River of the Desert, worshipping Chaotic gods from Atlach- Chaotic God of spiders Cultist
beyond the grave, and investing its resources into its immortal Nacha
dead kings much more than in its living subjects. But even great Bokrug Chaotic God of lizards and Cultist
Sakkara, after fifteen centuries, eventually stagnated and fell amphibians
back into barbarism, leaving behind only ruined temple-yards Moloch Chaotic God of fire and wealth Cleric, cultist,
and ancient tombs filled with gold and peril - and the dying city anti-paladin
of Zarnas, where the immortal Last Pharaoh claims titular rule Rahab Chaotic God of oceans, rains, Cleric, cultist,
octopi and maddening anti-paladin
over his ruined empire.
chaos
When Sakkara fell, its former vassals to the North, beyond the Qetesh Chaotic Dark goddess of Cultist
Great Desert and its River, won their freedom, establishing the fertility, nature and
new City-States, each a mere shadow of Sakkara's old glory. bestiality

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Some City-States worship the Lawful Gods of Man, while Lotan Chaotic God of serpents Cultist
others pay homage to the blood-soaked idols of the long-dead Nabu Chaotic God of forbidden Cultist
knowledge and secrets
serpentmen. Meanwhile, the ancient lizardmen cities of the
Dagon Chaotic God of fish and deep Deep one
tropical South squabble and scheme, some still worshipping the
ones hybrid
Lawful Ixchala, others now following the dark Chaotic path of
Pazuzu Chaotic God of sorcery and Necromancer
the serpentmen gods of old. undeath

the various human gods alongside her. The gods of Chaos,

RELIGION AND MAGIC IN KANAHU
Kanahu has its own pantheon, composed of ten Lawful human
gods, two neutral human gods, nine Chaotic gods, and one
Lawful lizardman goddess. The following table lists all these
deities, as well as the divine classes which follow each of them.
While divine casters typically worship a single deity, laymen
(including classed characters without a divine element in their
class) tend to worship any and all of the Lawful or Neutral gods
as needed, for example sacrificing to Haddad for bountiful
rains, paying homage to Innana after success in battle or praying
to Ishtar to win the heart of their true love. Lizardmen, in most
cases, worship Ixchala exclusively, as a monotheistic deity,
though some lizardmen in Kanahu do worship or acknowledge
however, tend to have mystery cults dedicated to them, which
congregate in secret to perform vile rituals in hope of winning
favor and great power from whatever "one true god" the cult
worships.
Divine power does not go unchallenged, for Kanahu is a land
flush with arcane magic. Sorcerers are respected and feared for
their knowledge and power, which they often abuse. It is not
unknown for even petty sorcerers, not to mention the more
powerful ones, to become rulers or even cult-leaders, often
claiming that their arcane powers come from whatever Chaotic
god they pay homage to. Arcane spellcasters tend to have
shady reputations at best, as even the most uneducated peasant
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 of a sorcerer – even a petty one – can bring untold death and The geckomen of Queddar speak their own language, which
destruction. Some mages dislike this reputation and wish to sounds like a combination of chirps and clicks. It uses a strange
be remembered as scholarly sages rather than raving madmen, variant of Sakkaran hieroglyphs for its religious texts, and a
while others utilize this as a tool to extort power and money variant of the Kinhan alphabet for secular writings.
from the uninitiated.
Sakkara has two languages - High Sakkaran and Low Sakkaran.
High Sakkaran is the language of priests, royalty and sorcerers,
CALENDAR AND TIME and many sorcerers in other human lands use High Sakkaran as
The world upon which Kanahu exists has two moons: the larger, well, due to the many ancient texts written in this tongue. High
Yarkhibol, resembles our own Earth's moon, while its far smaller Sakkaran is written with a very complex system of hieroglyphs,
sister, Innana, is a small, reddish asteroid on a higher orbit. The which makes it difficult to master. Low Sakkaran is spoken by
world's rotation around its sun, Shapashu, is 336 days long, most Sakkaran commoners, and uses the Kinhan alphabet. In
equal to approximately twelve rotations of Yarkhibol around real world terms, names in both tongues should sound vaguely
the world, each 28 days long Therefore, there are twelve 28-day Egyptian.
months in the year. Each month is dedicated to a Lawful deity
according to Kanahi custom. The year, according to Humans, The lizardmen of Punt, as well as its small Human population,
is 3,341 AS (After Starfall, commemorating the impact of the use three languages - the Red Tongue (spoken by priestesses), the
shooting star upon which the Humans came). According to the Green Tongue (used by most lizardmen) and the Blue Tongue
lizardmen, it is the 4,009th year since their rebellion against the (spoken by sorcerers). All three share the same hieroglyph
dreaded serpentmen. system. In real world terms, lizardmen names should sound
vaguely Mesoamerican.
Presiding
Season No. Month Deity The men and lizardmen of Mala speak Malan, a language
Spring 1 Nisanu El-Elyon distantly related to the Green Tongue. This language has no
2 Aru Ashera
written equivalent, so the few literate Malans speak and write in
3 Simanu Nikkal
the Green Tongue of their neighbors.
Summer 4 Dumuzu Eshmun There are two more languages in this setting: Serpentine, which
5 Abu Khasis was once used by the serpentmen but is now quite rare; and
6 Ululu Ishtar its impoverished descendant, Chaos-Tongue, which is used by
Autumn 7 Tisritum Shapashu various beastmen & cultists. Serpentine used cuneiform figures
8 Samna Innana for its writing, while Chaos-Tongue has no written form.
9 Kislimu Yarkhibol
Winter 10 Tebetum Yammu
11 Sabatu Haddad
THE HARAT COAST –
12 Adaru Mawat BASTION OF FREEDOM
Harat is the northernmost city-state of Kanahu, situated in an
area blessed by relatively bountiful rains, high humidity, and
LANGUAGES IN KANAHU ample water. Of course, this is a mixed blessing, as one third
AND THE SURROUNDING LANDS of the area under Harat's rule is covered by swamps teeming
Most people in Kanahu speak Kinhan, which serves as the with mosquitos and infested with swamp fever. Regardless of
equivalent of “Common” in this setting. It has a written this, Harat controls a wealth of fertile agricultural lands yielding
alphabetic system, an innovation which has been adopted by a bountiful harvest of grain and legumes. Many of the farmers
both the neighboring lands of Enyom and Queddar and even also raise birds and dinosaurs for their eggs and meat. Winter
by the commoners of old Sakkara, as it is far easier to learn and is cool and rainy and summer is searing and humid. This area
use than the High Sakkaran hieroglyph system. In real world is situated on the coast of the Sea of the Setting Sun and also
terms, this language is similar to Semitic languages, so most enjoys a bountiful crop of fish.
place (and person) names should sound Semitic (or at least fit Harat and its lands have been ruled for a decade by Mazatel
into the Bronze Age Levant). of Sitali, a Lawful 10th level lizardman gladiator who led a
The people of Enyom speak the Enyomi tongue, which is closely successful slave rebellion and guerrilla war against Harat's old
related to Kinhan; anyone who knows Kanahi can understand despot, Nabu-Ram. That sorcerer-king was dethroned and his
simple sentences said in Enyomi, and vice versa, on a proficiency palace razed to the ground, though rumors persist about massive
throw of 11+ (Intelligence bonus applies) and the other way dungeons deep under its ruin which were not yet cleansed when
around. Enyomi uses the Kinhan alphabet. In real world terms, Mazatel's Army of the Free liberated Harat from the old mage's
Enyomi names should also be vaguely Mesopotamic. dread reign. Mazatel now rules from a makeshift palace in
Harat's fabled Hanging Gardens, while a new pyramid-temple
The humans of Quedar speak Quedari, which is more distantly to the Lizard-goddess Ixchala is being built on the ruins of the
related to Kinhan and Enyomi and uses the Kinhan alphabet. old tyrant's palace. The current king has proven himself to be an
Anyone who knows Kinhan or Enyomi can understand simple even-handed, level-headed ruler who has abolished slavery in
sentences said in Quedari, and vice versa, with a proficiency Harat – a feat unheard of elsewhere in Kanahu – and replaced
throw of 18+ (Intelligence bonus applies). In real world terms, the old gladiatorial games fought by slaves with new games
Quedari names should sound vaguely Arabic.
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fought by freemen willing to risk their life and limb for gold and
glory in the arena.
Outside Harat's area of control, barbarism abounds. The wild,
uninhabited lands are home to wild predatory dinosaurs, giant
insects, and other horrors driven out of the settled area, and
only a few isolated villages and nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes
dwell there. A long road to the southeast through the dangerous
swamps and the independent village of Gesher-Zur leads to
Yimara, a wealthy neighboring city-state which enjoys a love-
hate relationship with Mazatel's new regime in Harat. Yimara
backed Mazatel against the old sorcerer-king Nabu-Ram, but
now old rivalries have surfaced and Yimara's King Belrazar
dislikes Mazatel's strong commitment to Harat's independence,
not to mention his abolition of slavery.
Harat’s domain of influence has a population of 40,000 families
(200,000 people). The urban population stands at 8,000 families,
of whom 4,000 live in Harat itself. In game terms, consider the
Harat domain to be a Duchy-equivalent, and its Districts to be
County-equivalents.
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HARAT COAST GEOGRAPHY
Badriya County
(population 5,500 families, urban 703 families)
Badriya County is the poorest district controlled by Harat, and
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suffers from periodic outbreaks of swamp fever. This land of
swamps and occasional low hill or small wood is unsuitable
for agriculture, and most its residents are fishermen and peat
miners – the people who prefer to live in such an area. Mazatel's
reign brought some relief to this stricken region, with several
swamp drainage projects, paid out of the King's coffers, reducing
the fetid flow to the various hamlets of this region. However, it
is still poor, and the swamp itself still holds a bad reputation
as the abode of dark spirits and the unliving. This reputation is
partially based on fact, as there are numerous Sakkaran tombs
still buried in the swamp, many containing curses or restless
undead. Badriya County is ruled by Selira (Neutral lizardman
witch doctor 6), an old ally of King Mazatel. She conquered this
region from the Sorcerer King using her undead servitors and
thus has a partially-deserved bad reputation. Badriya is ruled by
Atl of Chiphua (Lawful lizardman hunter 9), a male lizardman
veteran of the slave revolt, whom Lizard King Mazatel of Sitali
sent to try and bring order to this poor, lawless town. So far, Atl
has had little success in lifting the "Curse of Badriya".
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 Harat Coast Rumors
1d20 roll Rumor
1 King Mazatel of Sitali was unable to slay the old Sorcerer King Nabu-Ram, instead wounding him gravely – and forcing the old
tyrant to turn himself into an undead monster in order to "survive". He now haunts the halls below his old palace in Harat. False.
2 Horrid, lobster-like humanoids raided a caravan a few hours' walk to the northeast from Duhyan. One of the survivors from that
caravan spoke of an idol to the dread god Rahab worshipped by these beastmen. True.
3 The village Beit-Rahab is a great place for smugglers – a place with no law where you can get your hands on all the mind-affecting
'shrooms that that darn Lizard-King we now have on the Harati throne does not allow to import into his lands. Also a great place to
hire a discreet boat to get you around the coast far from prying eyes… False.
4 King Belrazar of Yimara is preparing for war on us! I just saw his troops massing next to the border, next to Velaya. I bet that ol'
Mazatel has several aces up his tail ready to face him, though… False.
5 Something horrible steers in the water next to the Isle of Tombs. A huge ship – I say – once shipwrecked and now haunted by her
dead, drowned crew! Out to eat the flesh of any seaman foolish enough to sail near that desolate shore. Partially true – there is no
ghost ship there, but in reality that place is the hiding place of the Leviathan – the horror of the seas!
6 Construction of the new Pyramid of Ixchala over the ruins of the old Sorcerer King's palace in Harat is delayed by multiple uncanny
incidents – and undead rising from the ruins. There must be something particularly dark and vile down there in the old dungeons…
True.
7 Batt-Amon, that old hag ruling Duhyan, used to be a pirate back in the day! I bet she has a huge treasure hoard under the Duhyan
Fort. Partially true – while Batt-Amon was never a pirate, she used to be a prosperous merchant, and she does have a vault under the
fort full of her gold…
8 A few hours walk to the south-east of Salaam one may find a great statue for Bokrug – the Chaotic god of lizards and amphibians!
A whole cult of Chaotic lizardmen worship it, sacrificing the hearts of their victims to their horrid god atop a small pyramid. Partially
true – the statue exists, but there is no pyramid, and rather than Chaotic lizardmen, this is the haunt of degenerate toadmen.
9 Bad things happen to people who venture deep into the Buckler Mountains. Several hunters who dared climb their slopes spoke of
old tombs filled with unimaginable treasures – and nightmarish horrors. True.
10 Prospectors who search the Buckler Mountains for gold came across a curious cave. Inside lives a monstrous giant octopus,
worshipped as a god by a cult of toadmen, who are guarding an unimaginably large treasure. Partially true – such cave and treasure
exist, but they are guarded by an Aboleth and its Skum servants.
11 A great skyship of the mysterious Visitors is buried under the Swamp Tombs a day's walk to the east of Gesher-Zur. People foolish
enough to explore that place get abducted by the Visitors! False.
12 The Demon Reef right outside the Harat harbor is a bad omen – fishing boats who get too close to it tend to disappear. One
fisherman even saw curious, fish-like men emerging from the water to walk on the small islands on top of the reef. Steer clear of this
place! It is bad luck! True.
13 The Sorcerer-King once summoned an avatar of Rahab to serve as the chief warden of Sheol Prison. That's why Mazatel of Sitali,
with all his lizardly might, did not cleanse the prison of its filth and did not liberate most of its prisoners. False.
14 A friendly, wise dragon inhabits the Blessed Gecko Forest to the northeast of Salaam. He will only appear to the virtuous, but will
agree to teach them a few of his arcane secrets if he sees that their hearts are true. False.
15 A bit north of Gesher-Zur you will find the hut of a curious witch. She has a relation with some spider-goddess, or spider-spirit, and
entraps unsuspecting men in her webs, to suck away their sweet blood. Partially true. The witch is an Aranea – a spider-like entity
shapeshifted into a woman – but she does not pose any threat to travelers and worships no vile god or spirit.
16 A day's walk north of Yelek there stands an old, dark fort once serving the armies of the Sorcerer King Nabu-Ram. A large gang of
bandits – former soldiers of the old king – now live there, raiding the outlying villages. Partially true – this rumor fails to mention
that these bandits are scorpionmen…
17 Mazatel of Sitali is a rare being – a dragon's soul reincarnated in a lizardman. Blessed Ixchala usually protects her reptilian children
from such things, but he is her chosen – a messiah of all the reptile kind. False.
18 A crab as large as a house died near the Land's End island. The locals dragged him ashore and built their village inside his empty
shell, after eating its sweet flesh. False.
19 There is something fishy – so to speak – going on in the old, ruined Temple of Rahab and Dagon near the Harat docks. The new cult
is trying to reestablish itself and kidnaps unsuspecting citizens to sacrifice them to their vile gods. True.
20 Atl of Chiphua, the lizardman in charge of Badriya, is in fact a shapeshifting serpentman covertly in service of Chaos! I hope that
Mazatel will expose this traitor and have him burned for his sins! False.

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Buckler Mountains
The Buckler Mountains are a round mountainous area rising to
the east of Harat and the north of Yimara. They are uninhabited
and not under the control of any significant faction. Water from
their peaks feeds the large Harat River. This tough country is
said to hold much mineral wealth, which was mined – so the
folk-tale goes – in Old Sakkara's days. But now the mines are
long abandoned, and their wealth long forgotten. Monsters of
all sorts lurk here, from various dinosaurs capable of climbing
mountainous terrain to preternatural horrors. Worse, many
Chaos cultists worship the mountain chain itself as a god, and
more than one explorer has found himself the victim of a blood
sacrifice to feed the mountains.
Duhyan County
(population 7,500 families, urban 820 families)
Duhyan County (together with Yelek County) is Harat's
breadbasket – a flat, fertile area watered by the slow-flowing
Sheol River coming down from the nearby hills alongside the
much larger Harat River. Most people here are farmers, raising
wheat, barley, and various legumes and vegetables, as well as
poultry and dinosaurs for eggs and meat. Additionally, this
country also enjoys a western shore as well as the wide Sheol
Delta, which is ideal for fishing and rice cultivation. Lacking any
major swamps, Duhyan County is mostly safe from the seasonal
swamp fever outbreaks so typical of Harat and Baryia, and is
generally a wealthy, safe area, especially now that the horrid
Sorcerer King is long gone. The county is ruled by Batt-Amon
(Neutral explorer 9), an aging woman who was once a merchant
captain prowling the northern coast between Yimara, Harat and
the smaller towns between them.
Ein Slaim County
(population 5,930 families, urban 773 families)
To the southwest of Harat and to the north of Duhyan lies the
hilly, rocky country of Ein Slaim. While this is a hard land, it is
also rich in minerals, particularly gold, copper, tin, and, allegedly,
energy crystals. The county is home to hardy people, mostly
dinosaur shepherds and miners, and has a tough reputation.
En Slaim is also where old king Nabu-Ram's notorious Sheol
Prison stood, beneath the barren Sheol Hills, where many of
the opponents of that tyrannical regime were sent. The prison
itself, its doors smashed by The Army of the Free, now lies as a
festering wound on the hillside, inhabited only by crazed former
inmates, Chaos cultists, and monsters. Ein Slaim is ruled by
Amon-Aram (Lawful fighter 9), a man released two decades ago
from servitude in the mines by Mazatel’s rebel army. He bears an
understandable grudge against Harat’s old nobility and invests
significant resources in hunting them.
Great Cedar Forest
To the north lies a sea of mighty cedar trees, spreading as far as
the eye can see. This trackless forest has never been felled by the
hands of man or lizardman, though it is said that the mysterious
Visitors do explore this area, often setting up bases deep in
the forests. This is the wildest of the wildernesses of Kanahu –
home to dinosaurs of all sorts, giant insects, barbaric tribes, and
worse. Only the strongest warriors, most cunning rogues, and
most powerful sorcerers dare venture deep into the Great Cedar
Forest.
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Great Swamp
Where the Harat River first flows down from the Buckler
Mountains it feeds a deep, wide marsh of dank and shallow water.
In the summer, almost anyone moving through this region will
contract swamp fever unless care is taken to prevent mosquito
bites. The swamp is a foreboding place reeking with the odor of
decay, swarming with biting insects, and hiding monstrosities
beneath its murky water. To its east lie the Swamp Tombs, a large
area decorated by multiple burial mounds from days gone by,
where the dead are said to still walk the earth. Most sane people
shun the Swamp Tombs and stick to the King's Road through
Gesher-Zur.
Harat Bay
The sheltered waters of Harat Bay are well-protected from the
stormy oceans by the Harat Peninsula to the West, the Beit-
Rahab peninsula to the east, and the Isle of Tombs to the south.
These waters are quiet, safe from storms and rich with nutrients
brought by the Harat River, leading to a sizable population of fish
and shellfish. Harat Bay is also part of the main trade route from
Harat to Yimara (with Badriya on the way), and many a ship
passes through these waters. The bay is frequently patrolled by
the Harati Navy to curb piracy. There are, however, dark rumors
surrounding the eastern part of the bay, between Badriya and
Beit-Rahab, where dark things are said to happen on moonless,
rainy nights in the winter – related to colonies of Deep Ones and
Rahab cultists operating under the cover of dark…
Harat County
(population 9,500 families, urban 4,078 families)
Harat itself – the city-state – controls its own county, for the
most part a low-lying, marshy land punctuated here and there
with some low hills, especially next to the rocky Harat Cape.
Harat itself is enjoys a natural harbor and abundant seafood, but
is plagued by insect clouds and swamp fever in summertime.
Nevertheless, this is a rich area, its fields yielding rice, legumes,
and vegetables, and its fisheries teeming with shellfish and
shallow water catches. Most common people here, apart from
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the craftsmen, soldiers, and merchants of the city itself, are
fishermen, both in the swamps and out on the sea. Farmlands,
on the other hand, are rarer and more common to the northwest
of this county.
Isle of Doves
The tiny Isle of Doves is approximately eight miles long and five
miles wide. This island of rolling hills is home to a wide variety
of birds, including a stunning number of doves and pigeons. It
is unsettled, but occasionally trappers and hunters set sail here
to hunt fowl and catch attractive songbirds and beautiful doves
to sell in the Harat and Yimara markets. It is said that a shrine to
a local bird-spirit rests here, undisturbed since primordial days,
but still brimming with ancient potency.
Isle of Tombs
This barren island rises from the waters of Harat Bay like a
pale yellowish-brown ghost of decaying sandstone. Once, in
the far bygone days of the Sakkaran Empire, local nobles were
buried in underground tombs on this island, and legend has it
that it served as a cemetery even prior to those ancient dead.
This rocky island has a foreboding atmosphere about it, and a
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 fearsome reputation, as not all Sakkaran dead rest well in their
tombs. On the other hand, rumor has it that many of the graves
do hold magnificent grave goods fitting the stature of those
buried there…
Land's End
This small island, hardly over ten miles in length, is largely
covered with rolling, grassy hills. This is the westernmost
point known to the people of Kanahu, and few dare venture
further westward into the open ocean. However, this island also
overlooks the shipping routes of the Harat Bay and the route to
Duhyan, and therefore it is a favorite hideout for pirates of all
sorts, at least those who dare lurk as close as this to Mazatel's
throne and the Harati naval patrols.
Northern Woods
To the north of the region controlled by Harat lie the wide
Northern Woods, uninhabited save for nomadic hunter-
gatherers and the occasional trapper, Qetesh cultist, or
necromancer looking for a secluded place to practice his
nefarious arts. The Northern Woods are primordial wilderness,
inhabited by all sorts of wild animals, especially dinosaurs. The
mighty Tyrannosaurus, king of all reptiles, can be found here,
devouring the unwary traveler and hapless hunter alike. The
Bit-Bazi tribe once lived in this region, following its ancient,
barbarous ways of life, but they were butchered by Nabu Ram's
scorpionmen, and rumor has it that their vengeful spirits will
waylay any civilized man foolhardy enough to venture into
these woods.
Salaam County
(population families, urban 782 families)
The hill-country of Salaam County is mostly forested, with
some lower-lying plains allowing for fertile agriculture. The
county's main export is timber, as well as dinosaur skins. Such
skins are never in short supply, as Salaam county sees more
wild predatory dinosaurs than any other county of Harat due
to the difficulty of protecting its woods from incursions from
the Great Cedar Forest to the north. The town of Salaam itself
is situated on flat farmland surrounded by swamps and suffers
from the occasional outbreak of swamp fever. Salaam is ruled by
Norlar (Neutral fighter 10), who was once an elite swordsman
serving Mazatel of Sitali as a mercenary. Norlar is still a master
of swordplay and possesses a fabled magic sword (+2), but his
drinking (and womanizing!) have made him the subject of local
gossip and a rather inattentive ruler.
Sea of the Setting Sun
To the east and to the south of Harat stretches the seemingly
endless Sea of the Setting Sun. This vast ocean dwarfs any
other body of water known to the people of Kanahu. It is an
excellent source for fish and shellfish, but also the home of
various sea monsters, ever-lurking in its deep blue water for
the unwary mariner who dares venture far beyond the coast.
Kanahi biremes and lizardman junks can travel this sea and
reach far shores beyond it. Cibola currently trades with three
Spice Islands located some two weeks’ travel to the west, and
Kanahi traders occasionally reach a colder shore to the north-
west, though the cost of such expeditions is so prohibitive that
they are rare at best.
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Velaya County
(population 8,300 families, urban 933 families)
Velaya County is the northernmost county controlled by
Yimara, the city-state to the southeast of Harat. This fertile
land is seasonally flooded each spring, offering its residents
an ample living from agriculture and fishing, but the county
is still only considered moderately wealthy when compared
to other lands controlled by rich Yimara, the Pearl of Kanahu.
This is the first civilized stop for merchant caravans coming
from Harat, a welcome point of rest after nerve-wracking days
spent in swamps where every mosquito carries disease and
where monstrosities and ravenous beasts and crocodiles lurk
underneath the murky waters. Velaya is ruled by Olrag (Neutral
venturer 9), an ambitious merchant appointed by Yimara's King
Belrazar to rule this northernmost outpost on the King's Road
to Harat, mostly so that he will not threaten Belrazar's gilded
throne.
Velaya Ridge
The Velaya Ridge juts westward from Velaya County towards
Beit-Rahab. These are relatively low mountains, but the frequent
rains on their peaks feed two rivers going east and west,
respectively. For the most part, the ridge lies in the wilderness,
though some of its eastern peaks lie within Yimara's grasp. The
mountains are said to hold at least some mineral wealth, but so
far it is not widely exploited by Yimara or any other city-state.
Many of the Yimaran nobility see this mountain range as a
hunting preserve to test their mettle against the wild reptiles and
giant insects. However, rumors also persist of a dragon nesting
on the range’s highest peaks.
Velaya Woods
The woods south of the Buckler Mountains and north of Velaya
County are a welcome respite for the weary traveler who crosses
the Great Swamp on the King's Road, offering shade and rest
from the biting insects of the swamps. These woods, however,
are for the most part uncivilized and unpatrolled, and wild
beasts abound. Banditry is also commo om the nearby Badriya
Swamps and Hart River, but most of the rest of this country
is safe from the disease of biting mosquitos. Yelek is ruled by
Umm-Dahak (Lawful fighter 9), a grizzled veteran of the Slave
Revolt given command of this town by her old commander,
Mazatel of Sitali; she is a relatively fair ruler, though even she
admits that her talents are in the domain of war and not of civil
administration.
THE HARAT COAST GAZETTEER
0401 Sheol Prison. The old Sorcerer King Nabu-Ram had
many enemies. Many of them he butchered or sacrificed to his
chthonic idols. Many others were too politically uncomfortable
to execute, and were locked up and imprisoned rather than
hung, stoned or sacrificed. For that end, Nabu-Ram sent
prisoners to dig their own prison up in the northern mountain
of his domain. Over time they reached a great depth. The
king’s men only guarded the entrance, preventing escape.
They occasionally shipped in food and other basic supplies
needed by the prisoners, but otherwise did not intervene in the
life of prisoners cast into that hole in the ground. The prison
developed its own deprived society, with some of the prisoners
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descending into madness in the darkness below, and others
resorting to cannibalism when food was scarce. The Army of
the Free smashed the prison’s gates and executed its wardens
soon after it deposed the sorcerous tyrant. A few traumatized
survivors emerged from the old prison to resume their lives in
newfound freedom. However, many more remained in the utter
madness below. A few rescue missions met with a gruesome
end. Soon enough the place was abandoned, forsaking the
former prisoners to their fate. Today the old prison is a deep pit
of depravity, a hellish underworld beneath the stones.
0409 While sailing along the Kanahi coast, the characters’
ship rocks violently despite the apparently calm weather. It is
attacked by a mosasaurus (AC5, swim 40’, HD 12, hp 67, #AT 1
(bite), Dmg 4d8, Save F6, ML +2, AL N) out for a meal of seamen
and ship supplies. If the mosasaurus is slain and dissected, the
beast’s belly will be found to contain the remains of its previous
lizardman victims, along with their possessions - 4 amethyst
cylinder seals depicting religious scenes of the lizardman faith
(1,200gp each), 4 platinum reliquaries with crystal panes of the
lizardman faith (8,000gp each), 6 alabaster game pieces with
jeweled eyes (1,000gp each), 17 jet game pieces with jeweled
eyes (1,200gp each), an aquamarine (500 gp), a gold crown with
topaz inserts (9,000 gp), and a ring of command plants.
0503 Ein-Slaim, small town, class V market. mostly Lawful,
598 families (2,990 people), predominantly humans. Ruled
by Ben-Yarikh (Lawful cleric of Yarkhibol 9), a moon-priest.
Perched upon the harsh mountains of the Ein-Slaim district,
this small town is a hub of mining and metalworking. It serves
as the central trading post for all the iron, copper, and tin mines
in the surrounding mountains. A second industry is processing
dinosaur products such as skins and sun-dried meat. Once, not
so long ago, this was a foreboding place through which long
columns of chained prisoners were marched to the nearby Sheol
Prison. Today it serves as a home base for the few brave souls
who wish to plumb the depth of Sheol Prison. There they seek
the fabulous treasures rumored to be buried there, among the
death and decay of that old pit of evil.
0506 Duhyan, small town, class V market. Mostly neutral,
601 families (3,005 people) of many species, predominantly
humans. Duhyan is the richest of the county towns and enjoys
bountiful fishing and rich outlaying farmland. This small town
is home to many fishermen, several merchants, as well as an
entirely new administrative apparatus installed by Mazatel of
Sitali. Under the Sorcerer King, Duhyan was governed by a petty
sorcerer in pact with Deep Ones below the far waves. After the
Sorcerer King was overthrown, Mazatel installed Batt-Amon
(Neutral explorer 9), a merchant captain with good ties to the
freed slaves, as the town’s administrator and mayor. The town
also includes a keep manned by Army of the Free soldiers, and
several small naval warships use Duhyan as their home port.
0604 A seldom-used, weed-choked trail snakes uphill in
deep, dark foliage. Eventually, it enters a darker part of the woods
where little sunshine can penetrate. There, in the forest’s heart of
darkness, an ettercap (AC4, move 30’, climb 30’, HD 3+1, hp 17,
#AT 3 (bite/claw/claw), Dmg 1d8/1d3/1d3, Save F3, ML -2, AL
C) has set up its webs in wait for prey – small dinosaurs, large
insects or hapless travelers. Deep within its webs, it has hoarded
quite a rich hoard of plunder from its many victims: 1,000sp
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in recent Kanahi coinage, 4 pouches of saffron (15gp each), 3
silver unholy symbols of Atlach-Nacha (90gp each), 4 silver holy
symbols of Yamu (80gp each), 8 bundles of dinosaur scale pelts
(15gp each), 2 bronze trinkets shaped like oversized bees (80 gp
each), a bloodstone (50 gp), a crystal (50 gp), a jasper (50 gp), a
lapis lazuli (25 gp each), a malachite (10 gp), a moonstone (50
gp), an onyx (50 gp), and 3 turquoise (25 gp each).
0606 A dark cave entry on a small, calm lake’s shore is
obscured from regular view by a natural screen of reeds. Inside,
a half-flooded cavern branches out and serves as the lair for a
warband of 18 craymen (AC4, move 30’, swim 40’, HD 1+1, hp
8, 2, 5, 2, 8, 3, 5, 3, 7, 9, 4, 9, 6, 7, 7, 4, 4, 3, #AT 2 (pincers),
Dmg 1d6/1d6, Save F1, ML +0, AL C). Next to a squat obelisk
dedicated to their dread god Rahab stands their shaman (AC5,
move 30’, swim 40’, HD 5, hp 12, #AT 2 (claws), Dmg 1d6/1d6,
Save F2, ML +0, AL C) with clerical abilities akin to a 6th level
cultist. When encountered, the shaman will be in the process
of sacrificing some poor peasant to his chthonic god. In the
cave’s treasure vault, the craymen have amassed 1,000ep in
ancient Sakkaran currency, 1,000sp in much newer Kanahi
coins, 2 silver unholy talismans of Rahab (100gp each), 6 urns of
sacrificed monster parts (300gp each), 3 jars of lamp oil (20gp,
6 st each), 4 silver unholy idols of Rahab (130gp each), an agate
(25 gp), 2 bloodstones (50gp each), a brass trinket shaped like a
tentacle (70 gp), a citrine (50 gp), a crystal (50 gp), a fine wood
statuette (300 gp), a lapis lazuli (25 gp), a malachite (10 gp), 4
turquoise (25 gp each), a ring of invisibility, and a shield +1.
0710 The characters are moving through the bush among
these low, rolling hills. Roll for surprise (with a +2 bonus for
the dinosaur) as a carnotaurus (AC6, move 50’, HD 7+1, hp
50, #AT 1 (bite), Dmg 2d10, Save F4, ML +0, AL N) attempts
to ambush them and eat their sweet flesh! This reptile lacks any
treasure – as it is nothing but a natural predator out for a quick
meal – but if defeated, its own meat may sustain the adventurers
for quite a long time, especially if properly cured and preserved.
0712 The Free City of Harat. Once held in thrall by the dread
Sorcerer King Nabu-Ram, today the city is ruled over by the
World
Lizard King Mazatel of Sitali and his coalition of former slaves
rule. Mazatel maintains a loose, but even, hand. This is the
largest city in this region and its dominant city-state. See p.133
for a detailed description of the Free City of Harat.
0810 In these dry hills, not far from Harat, a gang of
geckoman highwaymen (“highway geckos”) lurks on a steep
rocky hill-face above the marshes. They are waiting for
merchants to pass through the King’s Road. The band consists
of 20 geckomen (AC3, move 40’, climb 20’, HD 1+1, hp 8, 3,
9, 7, 2, 6, 8, 7, 8, 5, 8, 2, 6, 9, 5, 7, 6, 1, 7, 3, #AT 1 (shortbow or
spear), Dmg 1d6 or 1d6/1d8, Save GM1, ML -1, AL N) led by
a ringleader (AC3, move 40’, climb 20’, HD 2+1, hp 12, #AT 1
(shortbow sword), Dmg 1d6 or 1d6/1d8, Save GM2, ML +1, AL
N). In a craggy cave above the cliff the geckomen have made
a home, and there they keep the loot they have stolen from
travelers and merchants: 1,000 electrum pieces dating back
to Nabu-Ram’s reign, 1,000 new silver coins bearing Mazatel
of Sitali’s face, a crate of assorted stolen armor and weapons
(225gp, 10 st), 3 jars of dyes and pigments (50gp, 5 st each), 4
crates of expensive glassware from Yimara (200gp, 5 st each),
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 6 bundles of deinonychus skins (15gp, 3 st each), and 7 jars of
lamp oil (20gp, 6 st each).
1004 A cave mouth opens on the backside of a hill
overlooking a well-worn path through the forest. Inside this
cave lair 5 destracahns (AC8, move 30’, HD 8+3, hp 23, 39,
29, 47, 24, #AT 2 (claws), Dmg 1d6/1d6, Save F8, ML -1, AL
C) who have been preying on nearby villages and road traffic.
Among the dead, half-eaten bodies of their recent victims,
there is no treasure – naught but the stench of death. Slaying
the destracahns might, however, elicit reward from the local
villagers who are very eager to see these monsters removed.
1016 Deep beneath the desolate shores of the Isle of Tombs,
the horrid Leviathan (AC9, Swim 20’, HD 20, hp 160, #AT 8 (2x
tentacle and 6x arms), Dmg 4d8/4d8/2d10/2d10/2d10/2d10/2
d10/2d10, Save F10, ML +4, AL C) lairs in a deep sea cavern.
It sleeps most of its time and dreams dark dreams of abyssal
empire. On rare occasions it surfaces to prey upon passing
ships. When a massive storm brews, Leviathan rises to terrorize
coastal cities. In his watery lair, the relics of the long-forgotten
dark past lie guarded by this monstrosity - 1,000 incredibly
ancient, octagonal electrum pieces, 1,000 ancient gold pieces,
1,000 platinum pieces apparently dating to the long bygone days
of the serpentmen, 2 crates of rare glassware (200gp, 5 st each), 2
Sakkaran ornamental jars (2,500gp, 4 st each), a golden statue of
Rahab (7,500gp), 5 amethyst cylinder seals depicting the horrid
visage of Rahab himself (1,200gp each), 14 alabaster and jet
game pieces with jeweled eyes depicting monsters from beyond
this world (1,100gp each), an opal crown of unknown origin
(1,000 gp); and a vast assortment of magic items, including a
potion of clairvoyance, potion of giant strength, 2 potions
of speed, potion of sweet water, potion of water breathing,
ring of delusion, rod of cancellation, wand of cold, crystal
ball, rope of climbing, a pair of swords +1, +2 vs. spellcasters;
sword +1, light 30’ radius, bow +1, war hammer +1, bronze
plate armor +1, and shield -1 (cursed).
1104 Among these trees stands an old fort, once manned
by Nabu-Ram’s army. Years ago it was besieged by the rebelling
slaves, its towers laid law and its walls battered. Now it serves
as a refuge for a remnant of the Sorcerer-King’s army – 22
scorpionmen (AC4, Move 40’ HD 2+1, hp 8, 4, 8, 11, 3, 10, 9,
8, 12, 6, 11, 13, 11, 9, 13, 9, 10, 13, 8, 9, 7, 17, #AT 3 (claw/claw/
sting), Dmg 1d4/1d4/1d3 and poison, Save F1, ML +2, AL C)
as well as 5 sergeants (AC6, Move 40’ HD 3+1, hp 10, 17, 16,
18, 17, #AT 2 (spear/sting), Dmg 1d6/1d3 and poison, Save F2,
ML +2, AL C) with spears and shields and one dark shaman
(AC6, Move 40’ HD 5+1, hp 27, #AT 2 (claw/claw/sting), Dmg
1d4/1d4/1d3 and poison, Save F3, ML +2, AL C). Among the
ruins, the scorpionmen keep the spoils of their many raids
on the outlying villages - 1,000 Harati electrum coins bearing
Mazatel of Sitali’s face, 1,000 Yimaran silver coins, 6 bags of
loose tea (75gp, 5 st each), 2 crates of new armor and weapons
(225gp, 10 st each), 5 crates of terra-cotta pottery (100gp, 5 st
each), 7 jars of lamp oil (20gp, 6 st each), 3 barrels of fine spirits
(200gp, 16 st each), 15 rolls of garishly-dyed cloth (10gp, 4 st
each), 15 bundles of tanned dinosaur hide (15gp, 3 st each), 7
glass eyes (10gp each), and 34 bottles of fine Kanahi wine (5gp,
1/5 st each).
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1107 Yelek, small town, class V market. Mostly Lawful, 581
families (2,905 people), predominantly humans. Yelek is almost
as rich as Duhyan. It is the woodworking capital of the Harat
region, processing the wood carried to it by draft dinosaurs
from the logging camps in the northern forests. Grain is also
abundant in this district, and Yelek itself is known for its
microceratops egg omelets. The locals are mostly prosperous
and are typically of peasant origin.
1200 A particularly dense and unnaturally thick copse of
trees stands at the heart of this ancient forest. In its middle is
a small clearing with a strange leafy mass in its middle. This
is a tendriculos (AC6, Move 20’, HD 9+3, hp 21, #AT 3 (bite/
tendril/tendril), Dmg 2d10/1d8/1d8, Save F4, ML +2 (0), AL
C) awaiting prey, be that dinosaur, giant insect, or an unwary
mortal. Its roots grow over the bones of its many victims. Once
burned, its mass may be removed, revealing gemstones once
possessed by one of its hapless victims, a travelling explorer
back from a rich mine in the far north – a black pearl (2,000 gp),
2 facet cut imperial topazes (4,000 gp each), and a ruby (1,000
gp).
1210 Badriya, small town, class V market. Mostly Lawful,
610 families (3050 people), predominantly humans. This town
looks dilapidated and reek of swamp-rot. Poverty is rampant,
and so is crime, especially banditry on the high road and
petty piracy along the coast. Warm winds from the northeast
bring stench and swamp fever-carrying mosquitos from the
surrounding swamps. The land itself is not very fertile. The
locals make their living out of the peat trade, fishing in the sea
and in the marshland, and some bamboo harvesting from the
bog.
1303 Walking alongside a forest trail, the characters are
startled by the rustling noise of something large moving through
the foliage. Then a massive and deranged ankylosaurus (AC9,
move 20’, HD 8, hp 36, #AT 1 (tail club), Dmg 4d4, Save F4, ML
+2, AL N) erupts from the bush ready to trample them! A pack
of deinonychus wounded and enraged this animal; calming it
with any proficiency throws will be at a penalty of -4. Otherwise
it will attack the players on sight.
1309 Rotten logs float idly in the murky water of this
swamp, choked with reeds and a few gaunt, half-rotten trees.
Among the reeds – gribbit! - 3 giant frogs (AC3, move 40’, HD
2, hp 5, 7, 12, #AT 1 (bite), Dmg 1d4, Save F1, ML -2, AL N) lurk
and opportunistically await passing prey. At the bottom of this
shallow swamp lie the remains of several skeletons – the remains
of several of the frogs’ satiating meals. Among the bones are 5
glass prisms (30gp each); a bronze necklace shaped like a lizard’s
head (140gp), and the bronze statue of a coiled serpent (180gp,
1/6 st).
1405 An old stone bridge, crumbling at its edges, stands
over a stream in this remote rural area. Its underside is choked
with foul-looking reeds. Within the reeds lurk two chuuls (AC9,
Move 30’, swim 20’, HD 11+4, hp 45, 53, #AT 2 (claws), Dmg
2d6/2d6, Save F11, ML +1, AL C), who emerge at night to prey
on the local villagers and eat their sweet flesh. Under the bridge
they have amassed the treasures of their many victims over the
past several decades: 2,000gp, 5 bundles of rare dinosaur leather
pelts (500gp, 5 st each), 3 opal intaglio erotic tableaux (800gp
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each), a crystal geode (2,000 gp), an emerald (8,000 gp), a facet-
cut imperial topaz (4,000 gp), a whorled nephrite jade (1,500
gp), a potion of diminution, a potion of heroism, a bag of
holding, a sword +1, +3 vs. undead, a suit of plate armor +2,
and a shield +2.
1409 An old tomb, probably built by Kanahi kings shortly
after Sakkara’s fall, stands on a hill overlooking a particularly
stagnant stretch of marshland near the shoreline. This
sepulcher is flooded up to knee-level with water seeping from
its cavernous, moss-covered roof. Mosquitos abound during
summertime. Inside, amongst desecrated sarcophagi, lurk 3
mohrgs (AC9, move 30’, HD 7+2, hp 25, 31, 38, #AT 2 (slam/
tongue), Dmg 2d8/special, Save F4, ML N/A, AL C) and their
rotting entourage of 9 zombies (AC1, move 20’, HD 2, hp 5, 9,
10, 7, 4, 8, 11, 12, 3, #AT 1 (slam), Dmg 1d8, Save F1, ML +1,
AL C). Scattered among the desecrated graves are the remnants
of old grave goods - 1,520 old Kanahi electrum coins, 1,333
ancient Sakkaran silver coins, 2 jars of old but preserved dyes
and pigments (50gp, 5 st each), a potion of invulnerability, a
scroll of ward against magic, a wand of magic missiles, and a
battle axe +1.
1503 Bit-Bazi, stronghold, class V market. Mostly Neutral,
502 families (2,510 people), almost all humans. It is ruled by
Aolamesh (Neutral barbarian 10), a scion of the once-decimated
Bit-Bazi tribe. The Sorcerer King Nabu-Ram once put most
of the Bit-Bazi tribe to the sword. After Nabu-Ram’s defeat,
Aolamesh, who helped Mazatel of Sitali defeat the Sorcerer
King, returned to his old, devastated home and founded a fort
to protect his remaining people. Dozens of additional peasant
families have since moved in to live under his protection. Bit-
Bazi is a frontier settlement frequented by barbarians, explorers,
shamans, and other people who detest the constricting limits
imposed by civilization and who hear the call of the wild. It is
also the haunt of trappers looking for fresh skins and bones to
bring back and sell in Yelek or Harat for a handsome profit.
1514 Beit-Rahab, large village, class V market. Chaotic,
333 families (1,666 people), all deep one hybrids. It is ruled
by Daganimelech (Chaotic deep one hybrid 4), a degenerate
spawn of the deep. All the families in this run-down, water-
logged village worship the dread fish god Dagon and have
long intermarried with the deep ones living along the reefs at
its coast, sealing dark pacts with these despicable creatures in
order to gain abundant fish. A casual visitor to Beit-Rahab will
notice that the locals are surly and have a certain fish-like quality
to their skin and to their eyes. The mutant villagers will try to
capture anyone staying at the crumbling Swimming Mermaid
inn for the night and sacrifice him to dread Dagon, or perhaps
even to the terrible lord of chaos and the raging seas – the many-
tentacled Rahab.
1601 A cave mouth in a sheer rocky cliff serves as the den
of a mating pair of tyrannosaurs (AC6, move 40’, HD 12+1, hp
59, 62, #AT 1 (bite), Dmg 3d8, Save F6, ML +2, AL N), who are
now nesting with their three eggs. Rotting carrion and broken
corpses litter the cavern interior, remains of the two predators’
many meals. Among them, in addition to three unhatched
tyrannosaurus eggs, are scattered two gemstones once held by
one of their latest victims (a traveling gemstone merchant): a
black sapphire (1,000 gp) and a flawless diamond (4,000 gp).
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1606 A small ruined fort stands along the side of an
infrequently-travelled road. The mostly-intact building looks
quite inviting for wayfarers to stop and rest, especially in the
rainy Kanahi winter. This ruin, however, serves as the perfect
hunting ground for a swarm of 12 darkmantles (AC7, move
20’, fly 30’, HD 1+1, hp 6, 4, 9, 7, 3, 5, 6, 3, 7,3, 3, 3, #AT 1 (slam),
Dmg 1d6, Save F1, ML +0, AL N), who prey on passing travelers
and wandering animals. Among the rotting remains of their
half-digested victims are 4 glass eyes (40gp each), 6 sticks of rare
incense (9gp each), a brass trinket shaped like a small dinosaur
(40 gp), a porcelain trinket in the shape of a scarab (500 gp), a
scrimshaw skull trinket (28 gp), and a shell trinket – an old but
beautiful seashell (80 gp).
1608 Salaam, small town, class V market. Neutral, 607
families (3,035 people), mostly humans. Salaam was burned
to the ground during the war. It is now partially rebuilt and
settled by refugees from the fighting. It is still a rough place and
the wounds of the old war have never completely healed. The
charred bones of the past still stick out from the fields.
1705 Several bushes stand close to each other, seemingly
woven together out of the brush. Between them stands a
velociraptor nest, containing 20 adult velociraptors (AC4,
move 80’, HD 1d6 hp, hp 1, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 6, 4, 5, 5, 6, 2, 4,
1, 1,2 , 6, 6, 1 #AT 3 (bite/claw/claw), Dmg 1d4/1d2/1d2, Save
as normal man, ML +0, AL N), 13 eggs (65gp each), and 7
hatchlings (67gp each). While this nest contains no treasure, the
hatchlings are readily tamable.
1709 Well-hidden in the rural landscape, in a seemingly
natural cavern, is a Visitor outpost. Several metallic doors
open into its technological interior and many inner chambers,
all encased in walls of the Visitors’ usual blue-grey metal alloy.
Inside, 37 Visitors (AC3, move 30’, HD 1, hp 7, 6, 8, 5, 3, 1, 1,
2, 2, 3, 7, 8, 8, 7, 1, 2, 1, 4, 8, 3, 4, 6, 2, 6, 1, 6, 4, 1, 7, 7, 7, 1, 6,3,
7, 2, 8, #AT 1 (plasma pistol), Dmg 1d8, Save F1, ML -1, AL N)
work and do their research. Leading them are 4 team leaders
(AC6, move 30’, HD 1, hp 8, 5, 8, 7, #AT 1 (plasma pistol),
Dmg 1d8, Save F1, ML -1, AL N) and a commanding officer
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(AC8, move 30’, swim 40’, HD 4, hp 26, #AT 3 (bite/claw/claw),
Dmg 1d6+2/1d4+2/1d4+2, Save F2, ML +2, AL N). In addition
to the high-tech weapons and armor carried by the Visitors
themselves, the outpost stores contain 54 energy crystals, 2 stun
launchers with 30 stun bombs, 5 mind probes and varied high-
tech salvage worth 3,000gp when sold to an appropriate trader
or scholar.
1710 A clearing in the swamp contains a squat, roughly-
hewn 9’ tall statue of Bokrug, the chthonic god of lizards and
amphibians. Around it, several crude huts stand in an uneven
circle, and below its feet an altar is erected, stained by the blood
of innocents. This is the hideout of a cult of 26 toadmen armed
with crude spears and dinosaur skin shields (AC4, Move 30’,
swim 40’, HD 1+1, hp 5, 9, 7, 6, 3, 7, 4, 7, 5, 3, 2, 5, 7, 3, 6, 3, 4, 7, 3,
7, 6, 5, 6, 4, 9, 9, #AT 1 (spear), Dmg 1d6, Save F1, ML 0 (+2), AL
C), led by 4 champions (AC5, Move 30’, swim 40’, HD 2+1, hp
13, 8, 14, 7, #AT 1 (spear), Dmg 1d6+1, Save F1, ML 0 (+2), AL
C), a spellcasting curate of Bokrug (AC5, Move 30’, swim 40’,
HD 4+1, hp 23, #AT 1 (spear), Dmg 1d6, Save F2, ML 0 (+2), AL
C) and 3 giant toads (AC2, Move 30’, HD 2+2, hp 8, 10, 15, #AT
1 (bite), Dmg 1d4+1, Save F1, ML +2, AL N). The cult’s treasure
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 is hidden in several wicker baskets in the curate’s bloated hut.
It includes 1,000 Yimaran copper coins, 1,000 Harati electrum
coins bearing Mazatel of Sitali’s face, a barrel of preserved fish
(5gp, 8 st), a crate of armor and weapons (225gp, 10 st), a pouch
of saffron (15gp), a tapestry showing Bokrug in his full ghastly
glory (5gp, 5 st), 10 cords of hardwood log (5gp, 8 st each), 11
gallons of lamp oil (2gp, ½ st each), 2 silver unholy symbols of
Bokrug (25gp each), 6 rolls of cloth (10gp, 4 st each), 48 copper
ingots (1gp, ½ st each), 9 bone fetishes of Bokrug (27gp each), a
bloodstone (50 gp), a citrine (50 gp), a crystal (50 gp), a hematite
(10 gp), a jasper (50 gp), a lapis lazuli (25 gp), an obsidian (10
gp), an onyx (50 gp), a tiger eye (25 gp), and 3 turquoises (25 gp
each).
1711 Givat Giram, small village, class VI market. Lawful,
81 families (405 people), humans. De-facto ruled by the
venerable Mother Raya (Lawful cleric of El-Elyon 3). While
Givat Giram is too small to appear on most maps, it is both
the site of an early victory by Mazatel of Sitali’s rebel forces
against Nabu-Ram’s royal army and the rumored gateway to an
ancient, half-collapsed temple of El-Elyon. The village itself is
an unremarkable a collection of huts surrounding a small stone
shrine, a smithy, a communal granary, and a tiny general store.
1806 The Blessed Gecko Forest. In these woods next to the
border of Harat’s sphere of influence, the wind carries a gentle
chirping sound echoing between the many shrubs and trees.
This is not the sound of birds or small dinosaurs. This is the
chirping of geckos, who frolic in the forest in their thousands.
Geckos of all kinds, shapes, and sizes chirp to each other from
tree to tree, some at day and some at night. The forest is rich in
colorful moths and butterflies of all sizes, whose wings shine like
the rainbow in the sun. These insects serve as a constant and
abundant feast for the geckos. Any who enters the forest will feel
a sense of serenity and comfort, but – unless he is a geckoman
– he will also feel some strange feeling of otherworldliness,
as if he has set foot upon a different planet. This forest is the
eternal resting place of three of the geckomen’s mightiest heroes
– Agkalan the Yellow, Black-Clawed Ninhub, and Sharp-Blade
Sipisu. Their spirits carefully guard this forest. It is a sacred
place for the geckomen, who make the long trek from their
desert homeland to the rain-blessed Kanahu to pay homage to
their revered heroes. Geckoman spirit-talkers in this blessed
wood cast spells as if they are two levels higher than their actual
caster level.
1815 In the low grass plains of this area, next to a small copse
of tall trees, a herd of 9 alamosaurs stands grazing (AC5, move
20’, HD 8+1, hp 30, 36, 43, 38, 31, 36, 47, 26, 36 #AT 1 (trample),
Dmg 4d8, Save F4, ML -2, AL N), slowly eating its way through
the upper tree branches. As unintelligent herbivores they lack
any treasure whatsoever, though their flesh, bones and skin may
be valuable to a successful hunter.
1903 A dark copse of trees choked by vegetation emits
a dark, foreboding atmosphere. Inside hides a shambling
mound (AC7, move 20’, HD 8+2, hp, #AT 2 (slam/slam), Dmg
3d6/3d6, Save F4, ML +3, AL C) lurking over the dry bones of
its many victims. Among their remains are the remnants of their
possessions - a statuette (800gp, 1 st), a porcelain amulet with
gold inserts (600 gp), and a scroll of ward against undead.
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1905 Within a dark copse of trees, obscured from sunlight
by dense foliage, lurk 6 phase spiders (AC5, Speed 40’, Climb
20’, HD 5+1, hp 26, 23, 24, 18, 17, #AT 1 (bite), Dmg 1d8 and
poison, Save F2, ML +0, AL N). The ground inside this wooded
copse is strewn with bones of hapless victims, mostly dinosaurs,
and the desiccated shells of giant insects, but there is nothing of
value among the bones and carapaces.
1906 An old lizardman temple to Ixchala stands out in the
swamps. The steps of its pyramid are covered with gentle weeds
and its circumference surrounded by green reeds. To the casual
observer, it seems as if a single elderly lizardman priestess still
resides within this temple, spending her waning years in devout
service to her goddess. This “priestess” is actually a polymorphed
coatl (AC8, Move 20’, fly 60’, HD 9+2, hp 41, #AT 1 (bite), Dmg
1d10, Save F9, ML +4, AL L) who has taken up stewardship of
the surrounding villages. She will use her potent magical powers
to assist Lawful adventurers in need. Woe be to the Chaotic
lout who dares defile her temple! The pyramid’s treasure room
contains 1,000ep, 1,000gp, 1,000pp, 2 jars of spices (800gp, 1 st
each), 4 barrels of fine spirits (200gp, 16 st each), 5 carved ivory
figurines (3,000gp each), a ruby scepter of an ancient Sorcerer
King (9,000 gp), a wrought orichalcum crown from the fallen
Lizard Empire (3,000 gp), a potion of ESP, 2 potions of flying,
a potion of healing, a potion of speed, a ring of spell turning,
a wand of device negation, a brooch of shielding, a flying
carpet, gauntlets of lizard-brute (ogre) power, a sword +1, an
axe +2, a war hammer +1, a suit of leather armor +2, a shield
+2, and a shield +1.
1911 An ancient Sakkaran tomb rises from the murky
swamp water, eerily leaning to one side. Inside, torches burn in
crimson light despite the fact that no living soul has visited the
tomb for decades. When intruders enter and disturb the tomb,
a warm wind carrying a sickening stench quenches the torches,
leaving the visitors in utter darkness save for a few rays of light
passing through the doorway. Then the tomb’s residents awake
and try to feast upon the flesh of the hapless intruders – 6 ghasts
(AC6, move 30’, swim 40’, HD 4+1, hp 19, 10, 25, 14, 19, 22, #AT
3 (bite/claw/claw), Dmg 1d8/1d4/1d4, Save F4, ML +2, AL C)
and 8 ghouls (AC3, move 30’, swim 40’, HD 2, hp 9, 10, 6, 9, 8,
8, 13,6, #AT 3 (bite/claw/claw), Dmg 1d3/1d3/1d3, Save F1, ML
+1, AL C). Among the grave goods are 1,000 Sakkaran electrum
coins, 2,000 Sakkaran silver coins, 3 lacquered chests of ancient
terra-cotta pottery (100gp, 5 st each), 2 crates of ancient but
useable armor and weapons (225gp, 10 st each), 4 pouches of
preserved saffron (15gp each), 5 pouches of belladonna (10gp
each), 2 agates (25 gp each), a bloodstone (50 gp), a black
crystal (50 gp), a jasper (50 gp), 2 lapis lazuli (25 gp each), 2
moonstones (50 gp each), 3 tiger eyes (25 gp each), 2 turquoise
(25 gp each), a wrought copper scarab (180 gp), 3 statuettes of
dead Sakkaran gods (900gp, 2/6 st each), a potion of flying, a
potion of growth, a potion of longevity, a potion of speed, a
scroll of ward against magic, a scroll of ward against undead,
and a sword +1, locates objects.
2005 An old sorcerer’s tower stands in the middle of a forest
clearing. It bears old scorch marks from ancient magicks of
untold power. Below this tower lies the old sorcerer’s laboratory.
It was ransacked long ago and stripped of anything of value,
but still holds the sorcerer’s experimental subjects – 4 digesters
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(AC7, move 60’, HD 8+3, hp 44, 35, 34, 32, #AT 1 (claw), Dmg
1d8, Save F4, ML +0, AL N). They have been preying on the
local population and wildlife. Very little of value remains in this
abode of death, save for the digesters’ body parts, which may be
valuable for magical research.
2102 In the thick heart of a rotting part of the forest, a bare,
rotten tree trunk stands in a tiny clearing. The “tree” is in fact a
roper (AC9, move 10’, HD 10, hp 55, #AT 1 (bite), Dmg 2d8, Save
F5, ML +2, AL C) lying in wait for passing prey. Around it lie the
many rotting corpses and gnawed-upon bones of its numberless
victims. Among these are the remains of cultists who tried to
pay homage to the “unholy forest clearing” and were devoured
for their troubles. They have left behind 26 jade carvings of vile
chthonic gods (200gp each), a potion of sweet water, a wand of
device negation, and a sword +1, +3 vs. dragons.
2110 Along the King’s Road from Velaya to Harat, a
mercenary warband of 20 lizardman troopers with spears
and shields (AC4, move 40’, swim 40’, HD 1+1, hp 2, 8, 5, 2,
4, 9, 9, 2, 7, 2, 8, 2, 6, 5, 4, 2, 4, #AT 1 (spear), Dmg 1d6, Save
F1, ML +0, AL N) travels at a casual pace. They search for
employment, eventually wishing to reach Harat and try to be
hired by the Lizard King Mazatel of Sitali. The troopers are
supervised by three sergeants (AC5, move 40’, swim 40’, HD
2+1, hp 7, 8, 9, #AT 1 (sword), Dmg 1d6, Save F2, ML +2, AL N)
and commanded by a lizardman warrior warchief (Lizardman
Warrior 5, AC5, move 40’, swim 40’, HD 5, hp 33, #AT 1 (spear
+1), Dmg 1d6+1, Save LW5, ML +2, AL N). A lizardman
shaman (Lizardman Shaman 4, AC5, move 40’, swim 40’, HD 4,
hp 10, #AT 1 (spear), Dmg 1d6, Save LS4, ML +2, AL N) serves
as the warchief ’s trusted adviser.
2114 The sharpest peaks of the Velaya Range are home
to Jakka the Bearded, a very old female dragon of a bluish-
black hue (AC16, move 30’, fly 80’, HD 16, hp 73, #AT 3 (claw/
claw/bite), Dmg 1d10/1d10/4d8, Save F16, ML +2, AL N). In
her youth she exacted tribute from Gesher-Zur, Beit-Rahab,
and sometimes even Velaya. In her advanced age, however,
she spends far more time enjoying her massive hoard than
traveling beyond the mountains. In fact, she has not ventured
outside the Range and its foothills for two human generations,
and is nowadays nearly forgotten by everyone except for the
occasional trappers and prospectors who still speak in hushed
tones of the Dragon of the Mountains with its shiny scales,
magnificent black beard, and thundering voice, shooting
lightning at those foolish enough to scale the highest peaks.
Her wondrous hoard includes 1,000ep, 1,000gp, 1,000pp, a crate
of old Sakkaran swords in excellent condition (225gp, 10 st), 4
ornamental jars of myrrh (2,500gp, 4 st each), a roll of spider silk
(400gp, 4st each), 6 crates of ancient greenish-blue glassware
(200gp, 5 st each), 25 pieces of triceratops ivory (8gp each), 27
rare books written in High Sakkaran (150gp, ½ st each), a gold
tiara adorned with five large topaz stones (5,000 gp), a potion of
clairvoyance, a potion of climbing, a potion of growth, an oil
of sharpness, a scroll of ward against elementals, 3 scrolls of
ward against undead, a treasure map (to 17,000gp, 20 gems), a
ring of commanding plant, a wand of fear, a wand of fireballs,
a flask of dust of disappearance, an efreeti bottle, one set of
eyes of petrification, a short sword +2, 6 arrows +2, an axe
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+2, a war hammer +1, a suit of leather armor +2, and a pair of
shields +1.
2203 A cave near a shallow stream smells of recently
butchered meat and dinosaur droppings. Inside, a pack of 8
deinonychi (AC3, move 70’, HD 2+1, hp 13, 11, 9, 7, 6, 16, 8, 13,
#AT 3 (bite/claw/claw), Dmg 1d6/1d4/1d4, Save F1, ML +0, AL
N) nest with 3 eggs (200gp each) and a single hatchling (215gp).
No treasure is to be found there apart from the hatchling and
the unhatched eggs, which may be incubated to give birth to
more hatchings, all tamable.
2209 Within a thick copse of dead and dying woods,
inside a shallow cave covered by dead roots and vines, stands
a mixed patch of vile fungi – 3 violet fungi (AC3, Move 10’,
HD 3+2, hp 13, 11, 15, #AT 4 (tentacle, tentacle, tentacle), Dmg
1d6/1d6/1d6/1d6, Save F2, ML none, AL N) and 5 shriekers
(AC2, Move 3’, HD 3, hp 5, 13, 12, 16, 17, #AT special (scream),
Dmg special, Save F1, none, AL N). Amongst them are the
bones of their latest victims, mostly dinosaurs but also a few
men and lizardmen, but no remarkable treasure.
2310 In a ramshackle hut in the woods here, not far from
Gesher-Zur’s wooden palisade, lives a “woman” who the locals
say, in hushed voices, is a witch. The alleged witch trades often
with the locals, offering them charms, minor magical help and
alchemical concoctions in return for fresh dinosaur meat. She
is, in fact, an aranea (AC5, Move 50’, climb 25’, HD 3+3, hp 17,
#AT 1 (bite), Dmg 1d6 and poison, Save F3, ML -2, AL N) who
conducts weird magical research in her hut’s basement. In her
humanoid form, she enjoys adorning herself with expensive
jewelry: an alabaster necklace (800gp), bone earrings (15gp); a
carved jade ring (600gp), and a moonstone brooch (3,000gp). In
an old, locked trunk she also keeps 1,000sp and a tiger eye gem
(25gp). On her person she carries a potion of extra healing.
2311 Gesher-Zur, large village, class V market. Neutral, 311
families (1,555 people), humans and lizardmen. Ruled by Nirban
(neutral fighter 5), a descendant of a long line of petty headmen
who have ruled this small, independent village for centuries.
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Gesher-Zur offers a very welcome respite for caravans travelling
the King’s Road from Yimara to Harat. This village is fiercely
independent and perennially neutral in political matters. The
local population prefers to focus on swamp agriculture, fishing,
and caravan supply rather than get involved in wars between
kings and lords. Gesher-Zur is also a good home base for those
wishing to explore the accursed swamp tombs a day’s walk from
the village. The village holds both a proper temple to Eshmun
and a small shrine to Yammu, the latter of which was established
when a passing cleric – rumor has it that it was Prelate Lagratha
of Harat in her youth –showed the villagers Yammu’s might,
and the impressed locals quickly built a shrine to appease the
magnificent god.
2404 An unremarkable-seeming cave winds downward.
It eventually arrives at a roughly-hewn temple to Qetesh, the
vile goddess of unrestrained bestial fertility. The temple is
festooned with symbols of chaos and madness. Among its tall
columns lurk a pair of gricks (AC6, speed 30’, climb 20’, HD
2, hp 8, 9, #AT 5 (bite/tentacle/tentacle/tentacle/tentacle), Dmg
1d3/1d4/1d4/1d4/1d4, Save F1, ML +0, AL C), feeding on the
long-abandoned temple’s dark energies. The gricks will certainly
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upon the lost temple. Within the temple, a single gold-and-
copper statuette of Qetesh stands, worth 200 gold and weighing
1 stone.
2415 On top of a hill overlooking a seldom-used road stands
an old fort from Sakkara’s long-gone imperial days. When the
empire crumbled and abandoned Kanahu to barbarism, the
fort’s commander took his own life in despair. Now his spirit
haunts this lonely, crooked tower-fort as an allip (AC5, Fly 30’,
HD 4, hp 22, #AT 1 (touch), Dmg special, Save F4, ML +4, AL C).
It will attack any who dares enter these ruins. Among the rubble
one can find the old fort’s strongbox, still locked and in good
shape (the key may be found among the commander’s bones). It
contains 1,000 Sakkaran electrum coins from the late Imperial
period, 2 vials of rare and ancient perfume (150gp each), a glass
trinket (100gp each), a chunk of malachite (10gp), a wrought
silver military medal (600gp), a potion of treasure finding, an
arcane spell scroll of light (written in High Sakkaran), a scroll
of ward against undead, a ring of spell turning, and a brooch
of shielding. The tower’s basement holds 2 crates of armor and
weapons in serviceable condition (225gp, 10 st each) and 2
barrels of ancient Sakkaran wine (200gp, 16 st each).
2504 Among the dry, rolling hills, an old cavern gaps it
mouth as some ancient, fossilized monstrosity. Deep within its
bowels, a crumbling passage leads to a tomb extruding a dark
feeling of unimaginable antiquity, where a worn status of Lotan,
the dark god of serpents, reigns supreme over a burial chamber
with old serpentman bones. Among them, 3 serpentile
machines (AC8, Speed 40’, HD 5, hp 22, 17, 26, #AT 1 (bite or
constrict), Dmg 1d10 or special, Save F3, ML N/A, AL C) slither
as they have had for numberless millennia. The tomb is devoid
of treasure other than a single golden statue of Lotan (500gp, 1
st) hidden in a concealed compartment behind a small secret
door on the back of the burial chamber.
2508 A crumbling temple from eons unknown squats in
the mountain valley not far from a small, clear lake. Worn stone
stairs descend deep below its ruined exterior to a deep cistern,
connected to the lake by an underground river. In that cistern
lairs an ancient aboleth (AC6, Move 10’ Swim 60’, HD 8+5, hp
47, #AT 4 (tentacles), Dmg 1d6/1d6/1d6/1d6, Save F8, ML +2,
AL C). The ruins above his watery den are guarded by 8 skum
(AC3, Move 20’ Swim 40’, HD 2+1, hp 10, 15, 12, 10, 17, 17, 12,
12 #AT 3 (bite, claw, claw), Dmg 1d6/1d4/1d4, Save F2, ML +2,
AL C) who worship the monstrosity as a god. Among the ruins,
the aboleth has managed to accumulate much treasure from
sacrificial victims and tributes brought to it by neighboring
villages afraid of its wrath. It now owns 1,000 gold in old
Sakkaran coins, a bundle of rare, high-quality dinosaur skins
(500gp), a master quality dinosaur scale-leather cape (1,600gp),
a master quality dinosaur scale-leather cape (1,700gp), 2 crates
of fine porcelain (500gp, 2 st each), 2 jars of rare Malan spices
(800gp, 1 st each), 3 golden statuettes of coiled serpents (100gp
each), an aquamarine (500 gp), a flawless diamond (4,000gp),
a porcelain locket (600gp), a potion of dragon control, an oil
of slipperiness, an arcane spell scroll of knock (written in
High Sakkaran), and a scroll of ward against magic. It keeps its
hoard hidden in sealed urns standing near the water line in its
lair.
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2511 The Swamp Tombs. Out of the murky water and
muddy earth a large number of long-fallen monuments and
burial mounds jut in eerie angles, as if shifted from their place
over the eons. Unhealthy mists slowly float through the air
between the old tombs. Silence reigns, save for the occasional
croaking of a toad. The swamp tombs have a horrible reputation
– some say they are haunted by long-buried dead, other say that
even worse things lie dormant there, beneath the dark moor.
From time to time, foolhardy adventurers make the day-long
hike through the swamps from Gesher-Zur to try and pry out
the tombs’ buried secrets. A few return, bearing stories of vast
treasures and unspeakable abominations defying death deep
underground.
2518 Velaya, small town, class V market. Neutral, 609
families (3,045 people), mostly humans. Velaya is a bustling
market-town and an important resting point for caravans before
they leave Yimara’s area of influence to traverse the treacherous
swamps to Harat. It is somewhat richer than most Harati cities,
as Yimara’s immense wealth does filter to a certain degree to the
outlying countryside. However, it is nothing compared to the
shining magnificence of Yimara itself, the marvelous pearl of
Kanahu.
2606 Ur-Marak, an adult dragon of reddish-orange color
(AC7, move 30’, fly 80’, HD 10, hp 41, #AT 3 (claw/claw/bite),
Dmg 2d3/2d3/2d10, Save F10, ML +1, AL C) lords over this
mountain and flies over the nearby peaks. A small cult of 20
degenerates (AC7, move 30’, HD 1-1, hp 5, 7, 2, 1, 1, 6, 2, 5,
2, 1, 1, 4, 2, 4, 6, 6, 7, 5, 1, 2 #AT 1 (spear), Dmg 1d6, Save F0,
ML +2, AL C) worships him, led by their deranged sorcerous
leader Nazad-Muk (Mage 6, AC5, move 30’, HD 6, hp 26, #AT
1 (spear+1), Dmg 1d6+1, Save M6, ML +3, AL C). Ur-Marak’s
hoard includes 1,000ep, 1,000gp, 1,000pp, a platinum reliquary
showing harrowing images of Dagon worship with crystal panes
(8,000gp), 6 barrels of dark Kanahi liquor (200gp, 16 st each), 2
silvered Kanahi swords (225gp each), 3 jars of the extremely rare
dried Malan Pepper (800gp, 1 st each), 6 opal cameo portraits
and intaglio erotic tableaux (800gp each), 34 silver ingots
(300gp, 2 st each), 28 rare books written in the lizardman Blue
Tongue (150gp each), a platinum crown studded with diamonds
(3,000gp), a star ruby (750gp), a wrought orichalcum crown
(2,000gp), 2 potions of clairaudience, a potion of delusion,
a potion of dragon control, 2 potions of ESP, a potion of
invulnerability, a potion of super-heroism, a treasure map (to
2 magic items), a treasure map (to 19 gems, 2 magic items),
a ring of wishes, a staff of the serpent, a sword +1, +3 vs.
regenerating monsters, 8 crossbow bolts +1, a spear +2, a suit
of chain mail +1, and a shield +1.
2613 The characters come across the remains of a trade
caravan on the king’s road. While the bandits who have
ambushed it are long gone, one of the caravan’s beasts of burden,
a massive triceratops (AC7, move 30’, HD 8, hp 45, #AT 1 (gore
or trample), Dmg 2d8, Save F4, ML +1, AL N), is still around and
was driven to rage by the attack. The eviscerated bodies of three
bandits lie not far from where the beast lurks, disemboweled
by its massive horns in a fit of bestial rage. No treasure is to be
found among the remains, though, as the bandits have stripped
them clean and walked away.
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2615 On the king’s road between Harat and Velaya, the
characters find the wreckage of another trade caravan, attacked
by bandits and stripped bare of its valuable cargo. Three
edmontosaurs (AC3, move 60’, HD 4, hp 14, 23, 18 #AT 1
(trample), Dmg 1d8, Save F2, ML -1, AL N) evaded capture by
the highwaymen, but are now beset by 5 hungry deinonychi
(AC3, move 70’, HD 2+1, hp 10, 14, 16 #AT 3 (bite/claw/claw),
Dmg 1d6/1d4/1d4, Save F1, ML +0, AL N). If saved from the
predators and calmed down, they may be reclaimed as mounts.
2801 Among forested wooden hills, a curious dolmen
stands, its rocks inscribed in the long-dead serpentman
language. If an adventurer digs near the dolmen, he will unearth
an old stone door covering a winding staircase choked by the
odor of death and decay. Below is an old serpentman tomb.
A single cryostasis tube stands in its middle, containing the
skeleton of a dead serpentman, whose power source failed eons
ago. The skeleton’s undead comrades still guard the tomb – a
duo of undead serpentmen (AC4, Move 40’, HD 7, hp 20, 34,
#AT 1 (bite), Dmg 2d6, Save F7, ML +4, AL C) slithering on
its moldy stone-tile floor. The serpentmen’s many grave goods
still littler this room: 2,000 incredibly ancient electrum coins, 3
boxes of ancient armor and weapons (225gp, 10 st each), a crates
of glassware (200gp, 5 st), 3 crates of mummified monster parts
(300gp, 5 st each), 2 vials of ancient perfume (50gp each), 6 bone
serpentile torcs (12gp each), 4 silver unholy symbols of Lotan
(70gp each), 7 glass snake-eyes (50gp each), 2 amber pieces (100
gp each), a garnet (250 gp), a vile bone trinket in Lotan’s likeness
(25 gp), a fine ancient dried wood idol of Lotan (500 gp), a jade
(100 gp), a jet (100 gp), 2 porcelain idols of Lotan (500 gp each),
2 zircons (75 gp), a potion of flying, a potion of sweet water, 2
scrolls of ward against undead (written in Serpentile), a divine
spell scroll of light (written in Serpentile), a sword +1, +2 vs.
undead, and a sword +1, flame tongue.
2806 A curious cavern pierces a tall mountain wall, and
opens onto a hewn underground temple to Qetesh, the Chaotic
goddess of fertility and bestiality. Among its crumbling idols
and broken amphorae, a single maddening shoggoth (AC6,
move 20’, HD 8+1, hp 33, #AT 2 (claw/claw), Dmg 1d4/1d4,
Save F4, ML +0, AL C) hides. Other than the horrid monster
and dark idols of Chaos, there is little of interest in that temple.
2910 Among the wooded hills, a small creek serves as home
for a giant mantis (AC4, Move 20’, fly 40’, HD 4+2, hp 19, #AT
3 (bite/leg/leg)), Dmg 1d8/1d10/1d10, Save F2, ML +3, AL N),
It is a solitary hunting female who guards her freshly-laid egg
case while looking for suitable prey - adventurers included. The
bones and carapaces of her many victims dot the creek, but
there is no treasure to be found among these grim remnants.
3004 A hillside cave-mouth leads into a shallow cavern
strewn with rotting bodies looking as if they were torn from
inside out. They were the victims of 3 giant parasitic wasps
(AC4, Move 20’ Fly 60’, HD 5+2, hp 22, 27, 23, #AT 1 (sting),
Dmg 2d4 and poison, Save F3, ML +2, AL N). Among their
victims body are several of the personal effects of the dead - 2
fine small dinosaur-bone idols of Innana (900gp, 1 st each), a
chryselephantine amulet (400 gp), a wrought gold ring (800 gp),
and a wrought silver bracelet (800 gp).
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THE FREE CITY OF HARAT
City, Class III market. Mostly lawful and neutral, 4,000 families
(20,000 people) of many species, predominantly human and
lizardman. Ruled by the Lizard King, Mazatel of Sitali (Lawful
lizardman gladiator 10).
The Free City of Harat is one of the city-states of Kanahu. It is a
large and well-developed urban center, at least in comparison to
its rural surroundings. For decades, the Chaotic Sorcerer King
Nabu-Ram ruled Harat. Several years ago, the city was liberated
by a massive slave rebellion led by the lizardman gladiator,
Mazatel of Sitali. This mighty reptilian now rules the city as the
Lizard King. Harat is moderately wealthy and enjoys naval trade
and fishing along the coast and relatively bountiful harvests
from the outlying villages, as well as mining in the mountains
to its north.
1 The Hanging Gardens – the great Wonder of Harat.
Water pumped from the Harat River by an elaborate system
of dams and bucket wheels feeds these magnificent terraced
gardens. The terraces are brimming with lush greenery and
splendid blossom at spring time. With a constant supply of
water they stay verdant even at the sun-scorched height of the
Kanahi summer. The Lizard King of Harat Mazatel of Sitali
(Lawful lizardman gladiator 10) uses these gardens as his
outdoor palace from the first warmth of spring to the beginning
of the autumn rains. He sits, not upon a throne, but on several
comfortable pillows next to a constantly warmed water-pipe,
granting audiences and managing his realm. He also throws
many feasts for his countless underlings in these gardens, where
wine and fish flow in abundance. The king and his entourage
enjoy exotic and spicy food made by the royal cook, Henna
Carrot-Tail (level 0 gecko-woman). She was once a personal
slave of a corrupt Harati noble, but now serves her liberator, the
Lizard King, as a proud freewoman. She boasts a magnificently
fat tail, wonderful orange coloration, and the best cooking skills
in Harat, if not in all of Kanahu. She occasionally hires various
adventurous types to seek exotic ingredients for her fabulous
dishes served at the king’s table.
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2 Citadel of Harat. This imposing fortress is the military
heart of Harat, enjoying its own walls of cyclopean stones and
iron-bound wooden gates. It was badly damaged and partially
burned when Mazatel of Sitali took the city from the clutches of
the Sorcerer King. Following Mazatel’s victory, the fortress was
quickly rebuilt under the conqueror’s dragon standard to stand
as a symbol of the new king and serve as the headquarters of
the Army of the Free. As the highest point in the city, the citadel
commands a breathtaking view of its surroundings. Night
and day, the citadel is a bustling hub of military activity, as the
leaders of the Army of the Free address the many problems that
beset Harat. The Army’s generals are not always able to use their
regular troops to deal with each and every military problem
in their territory; sometimes they prefer to hire deniable - and
expendable - mercenaries to deal with delicate problems that
massed troops cannot. The Citadel is thus a frequent destination
for adventurers searching for mercenary jobs.
3 Accursed Ruins of the Old Palace. Nabu-Ram, the
terrible Sorcerer-King of Harat, once lorded over the city and
its environs with an iron fist from this once-imposing palace
of death and chaos. Then came Mazatel of Sitali with an elite
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squad of heroic adventurers and smote down this sorcerer’s
abode. Now the old palace lies in ruins and the citizens of Harat
whisper about its accursed nature. Rumor has it that deep
underneath the old palace, the Sorcerer King’s dark dungeons
still sprawl, flowing with untold horrors and unimaginable
marvels of high sorcery. King Mazatel has commissioned a large
pyramid temple of Ixchala to be built over these ruins, but the
old palace’s reputation drives away the workers save the most
devout followers of Ixchala. Thus construction moves forward
at a snail’s pace.
4 In one of the deepest and smelliest cisterns of the
Harati sewer, rubbish brought by the slow flow of sewage
slowly aggregates. This cistern is not far from the old Sorcerer
King’s dungeon, and the forces of chaos have long seeped
into it, spawning 5 otyughs (AC7, Speed 20’, HD 6+2, hp 23,
32, 29, 31, 39, #AT 4 (bite/tentacle/tentacle/tentacle), Dmg
1d4/1d6/1d6/1d6, Save F3, ML -1, AL C). Among the detritus
are the remains of the otyughs’ victims, some of whom were
thieves carrying precious loot who foolishly thought that the
cistern a safe hideaway. Their bones and rotting flesh conceal a
flawless facet-cut diamond (8,000 gp), an arcane spell scroll of
hold portal (written in High Sakkaran) inside a watertight case,
a sword +1, flame tongue, and a suit of plate armor +1.
5 Baths of Harat. Water pumped from the Harat River
is heated in huge furnaces burning underground to provide the
citizens of Harat with year-round hot and cold baths. The Baths
of Harat are a marvel of engineering that were once reserved
for the Harati nobility. One of King Mazatel’s first decrees when
he took control of the city was to open the Baths to all citizens.
The Lizard King also ordered the expansion of the Baths, a
project that was completed several years ago. In the cold and
rainy winter months, King Mazatel sets his throne here, half-
submerged in warm water in traditional lizardman fashion.
From there, he governs the city and the outlying countryside.
Harat’s citizenry has broadly welcomed the opening of Baths,
and their availability has doubtless contributed much to King
Mazatel’s enormous popularity among his subjects.
6 Temple of Ixchala. When Mazatel of Sitali took Harat
by storm he immediately ordered the construction of this small
pyramid in honor and thanks to the lizardman goddess, Ixchala.
The temple is administered by High Priestess Xihuaten (Lawful
lizardman priestess 9), Mazatel’s spiritual advisor, a mighty
wielder of divine magic. She makes her residence in the temple
and oversees the sacrifice of dinosaurs, serpents, and giant
insects to her goddess on its top terrace. She has brought many
of her old acolytes with her. Most acolytes are lizardwomen, but
in the years since Harat’s liberation she has also taken in several
local human women to serve the mighty goddess and bring the
blessings of Law to this once-shadowed city. The temple is a
citadel of order and goodness, a spiritual bulwark against the
howling chaos of the eternal night. The temple may be a physical
bulwark as well: Harati legend holds that the old entrance to the
former Sorcerer King’s dungeons sits beneath the temple, and
that Ixchala’s pyramid was built on this spot to serve as guard
and ward against the evil beneath.
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7 Ruined Temple of Rahab and Dagon. During Nabu-
Ram’s dark reign, corrupt priests of Chaos worshipped the twin
vile gods of the sea and its fish under the dark, vine-choked
pillars of this harbor-side temple. Many mortals lost their lives
on its unholy altar, sacrificed to the demonic gods of Chaos and
fed to the despicable monsters who swam up the channels from
the reefs at the cultists’ call. Then came Mazatel and Xihuaten,
who smote this font of darkness. Now it lies in ruins, its pillars
charred by holy fire and its altar shattered by Ixchala’s holy
wrath. No Harati citizen dares worship the old Chaotic gods in
the open, but by night cultists dedicated to Rahab and Dagon
still sneak into their ruined temple to pay homage to their fallen
gods and sacrifice the innocent to the monstrous deep ones
from the accursed reef outside of Harat. Leading this clandestine
cult is Dark Bishop Eklon (Chaotic cultist 8), who masquerades
during the day as an “honest” fishmonger managing a store next
to the shoreline.
8 Grand Bazaar of Harat. This market bustles with
trade, both in goods and in favors. Once the Grand Bazaar was
the forlorn place where slaves were bought and sold for gold and
silver, but the Lizard King abolished slavery and shattered the
chains of the thralls. Now the slave trade is strictly outlawed and
punishable by a quick death. The bazaar, however, still offers a
dazzling variety of other goods, licit and illicit (Harat is a Class
III market). The Grand Bazaar is also where the Brotherhood
– Harat’s criminal underworld – maintains its headquarters, in
a run-down watering-hole called “The Drunk Cockroach”. The
ringleader is ”King of Thieves” Ermun (Neutral thief 7), an
old criminal who had his left arm cut off at Nabu-ram’s order
as punishment for grand theft. Visitors to the Bazaar should be
wary lest their wallets be picked by Ermun’s underlings.
9 Harat Arena. When Nabu-Ram and his corrupt
nobles ruled Harat, men and women were forced to fight each
other and various beasts of prey for the entertainment of their
vile overlords. Mazatel fought here in his youth, and it was in the
Arena’s gladiatorial pens that he began his a violent revolt. Today,
gladiators compete in the Arena only out of their free will (see
World
gladiatorial combat rules, p.18). Fights to the death are mostly
reserved to criminals convicted in heinous crimes who choose
the glory of the arena over the gallows of the Grand Bazaar.
Arena dueling is also a favorite way of the Harati population to
resolve various disputes. With so much foot traffic, the Arena is
a favorite haunt for Brotherhood pickpockets.
10 Inner Quarter. Once the old nobility resided in the
splendid mansions and small palaces of this rich quarter. The
Slave Rebellion led by Mazatel of Sitali slew old slave-driving
nobles. Now, this part of town serves as the perfect residence for
wealthy merchants and master craftsmen who paid handsome
fees to the new Lizard King’s coffers for the purchase of their
new homes. Well-patrolled by the private household guards
of the affluent residents and cleaned spotlessly by their paid
servants, the Inner Quarter shines in splendor and enjoys much
safety and little crime – except for the occasional burglary of
a merchant who thought that he could do business in the city
without paying the Brotherhood its dues.
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 11 Temple of Innana. This newly-erected temple of
many pillars venerates Innana – the lawful goddess of love
and war – whose disciples, the Daughters of the Harvest, were
instrumental in bringing down Nabu-Ram’s bloody reign.
Innana’s statue dominates the inner yard, surrounded by pillars
adored with paintings of warfare and of amorous love. The chief
cleric in charge is Blade-Priestess Yael (lawful blade-dancer
8). She built a convent to train new disciples in service of her
goddess. The Daughters of the Harvest are still active and they
hunt for chaotic cultists with great zeal and fervor. They are
feared by the heretic and the heathen as their sickles are ready to
reap the goddess a harvest of chaos-worshipper heads.
12 Outer Quarter. Surrounding the city’s Inner Quarter is
a blight of urban decay reaching from the walls to the outlying
fields. Once the residents of the Outer Quarter lived under brutal
oppression by Nabu-Ram, constantly at risk of being snatched
up as sacrificial victims to the twin gods Rahab and Dagon. The
Lizard King broke this oppression and put a sharp and bloody
end to the practice of human sacrifices. A slow and painful
process of renovation paid out of the King’s coffers continues
to this day in an attempt to improve life in the Outer Quarter.
Crime, however, is a persistent disease and its treatment is
difficult. The Brotherhood rules an army of beggars who serve
simultaneously as pickpockets, protection-racket enforcers, and
spies for the “King of Thieves”. For now, life in the Outer Quarter
remains a matter of poverty and suffering.
13 Gecko Quarter. This small walled compound serves
as the residence of geckomen traders and travelers from
the deserts of Queddar, who carry with them the skins and
preserved flesh of the exotic beasts of the scorched deserts, as
well as riches brought from far Punt through the wastes. Tall
facades and narrow streets dominate this quarter, and a number
of small inns serve desert wines and water-pipes loaded with
narcotic spices. It is not uncommon for geckomen to lurk on
the high walls and idly observe the city below them. The Gecko
Quarter is an excellent place to purchase various mind-affecting
herbs and fungi from the desert, as well as to hire assassins – as
geckomen are among the finest hired killers in Kanahu.
14 Behind a noisy and filthy market-stall façade of in the
poor Outer Quarter of Harat lies an old, dilapidated building
seemingly on the verge of collapse. Several bugman drudges
loiter around its ground floor with no apparent purpose. In
fact, the drudges are guarding a secret, but thriving, bugman
colony. Past the drudges a set of crumbling stairs, covered
with several decades’ worth of trash, descend from the half-
ruin to a cellar which has been expanded into a labyrinth of
tunnels and hidden chambers. The colony includes 20 bugmen
drudges (AC1, move 40’, HD 1+1, hp 8, 7,, 5, 6, 3, 3, 5, 6, 7, 5,
3, 7, 3, 2, 5, 9, 9, 6, 4, 8, #AT 1 (short sword or shortbow), Dmg
by weapon, Save BM1, ML +2, AL N) and one bugman ovate
(Bugman Ovate 4, AC1, move 40’, fly 30’, HD 4+4, hp 22, #AT 1
(short sword +1), Dmg by weapon, Save BM4, ML +2, AL N).
The female possesses a short sword +1, a ring of fire resistance
and a brooch of shielding. In the colony’s coffers are 3 pouches
of saffron (15gp each), 4 glass eyes (60gp each), 2 agate (25gp
each), an azurite (10 gp), 2 bloodstones (50 gp each), a brass
trinket (150gp), a citrine (50 gp), 2 hematite stones (10 gp each),
a jasper (50 gp), and 3 lapis lazuli (25 gp each).
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15 Temple of Yammu. This ancient, crumbling edifice
of the neutral sea-god Yammu overlooks the wharfs. Countless
generations of seamen, fishermen, and kings have worn down
its many stairs to pay homage to this god. Even Nabu-Ram’s
dark reign did not dare deface this holy place, as Yammu is
famous for his boundless wrath; even the mighty Sorcerer-King
did not dare to enrage the Lord of the Seas. Presiding over the
ancient ceremonies is Prelatess Lagratha (Lawful cleric 7), a
middle-aged woman who once accompanied Mazatel of Sitali
in his struggle against the dark Sorcerer-King. She is powerful
cleric known for her ability to invoke Yammu’s wrath at her foes.
16 Port of Harat. Harat is a busy port on the Sea of Sunset,
serving ships sailing to, and from, far-off Punt and wild Mala.
Here lie the old wharfs of Harat, where many a ship is moored,
constantly loading and unloading cedar from north Kanahu,
rich spices from Punt, gold from Queddar, and countless other
goods. This is also a port pf call for pirates and smugglers. Even
Mazatel’s fierce campaign against these raptors of the high seas
met only with partial success and merely made the buccaneers
more careful when in dock. For people looking for bulk goods
for trade, or to purchase a ship, this is the place to go rather than
the bazaars selling more refined articles.
17 Lizard Quarter. This small but well-shaded quarter is
where House Qualli – a wealthy merchant-house from Cibola
– maintains its offices and conducts its trading business in
Harat. House Qualli is infamous for its complete neutrality
in Harati politics. It enjoyed good trade relations with Harat
under Nabu-Ram’s reign and it maintains good relations with
Mazatel of Sitali as well. An important member of this house,
Elwia of Qualli (level 0 lizardwoman), actually served as an
economic adviser to Nabu-Ram and now fills the same post in
Mazatel’s court. House Qualli’s massive wealth and its ability to
bring forth untold luxuries from far-away shores makes it an
indispensable ally of any ruler of Harat, no matter if Chaotic
or Lawful. The Lizard Quarter is an excellent place to purchase
exotic goods and beasts from far Punt and Malam, and House
Qualli is known to hire adventurers to further its ends as a
significant lizardman merchant house.
18 Netti’s Sweet Emporium. This shop is located at the
outskirts of the Lizard Quarter. It is home to Netti (level 0
lizardwoman), a plump, cheerful lizardwoman who sells all sorts
of sweet delicacies. This includes both local Kanahi sweets as
well as more exotic goods imported from her tropical homeland
of Punt. Netti’s well-organized store offers anything from
various cookies to rahat lokum and baklava to the wondrous
black delicacy of Punt – and its related drink – the fabled
chocolate. Netti’s Emporium is an excellent place to meet with
various lizardmen and lizardwomen, including senior traders,
in a relaxed atmosphere.
19 A deep shaft slowly slopes downward in the ancient
sewer of a Harat. Eventually, it reaches a damp chamber with a
vaulted ceiling, so high that its reach cannot be seen with mere
torchlight from the bottom. A choker (AC7, Move 20’, climb 10’,
HD 3+3, hp 21, #AT 2 (tentacles), Dmg 1d8/1d8, Save F3, ML
+0, AL C) makes his abode there, emerging at night to prey on
the human detritus of society in the dark streets above. When
adventurers enter this lair, the choker will hide near the ceiling.
The deep recesses of its humid lair contain the remains of many
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victims grabbed from the streets above, as well as valuables
hoarded by the choker: 1,000sp, 3 silver holy symbols of Innana
(20gp each), 8 glass prisms (30gp each), 9 bone trinkets (24gp
each), a bloodstone (50 gp), a shell trinket (150 gp), an arcane
spell scroll of lower water (written in High Sakkaran), and a
scroll of ward against undead.
20 A wide cistern deep within the sewers of a Harat is
filled with muck and effluent up to knee level, thickened with
piles of decaying trash. Among this sewage lurk a balroach
(AC8, Move 40’, climb 20’, HD 5, hp 21, #AT 1 (bite), Dmg 1d8
and poison, Save F3, ML +2, AL N) and 12 giant cockroaches
(AC3, Move 50’, climb 20’, HD 1, hp 5, 1, 1, 2, 4, 1, 4, 2, 4, 8, 8, 1,
#AT 1 (bite), Dmg 1d4, Save special, ML -2, AL N). Searching
the detritus will reveal small treasures which drifted here on the
slowly streaming sewage among the flotsam and the jetsam and
incidental trinkets left by victims of these giant insects: 1,000ep
in old Sakkaran coins, a bone trinket (19 gp), a shell trinket (30
gp), a wrought silver trinket (500 gp), a large wrought silver
trinket (600 gp), and a potion of growth.
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21 To the side of the Port of Harat stands this dark coral
reef, renowned by sailors as a bad omen and rarely approached
for the fear of bad luck and risk of shipwreck. Far below the
waters, in dark caverns between the reefs, lurks a warband of
32 deep ones (AC6, move 30’, swim 40’, HD 2+1, hp 10, 5, 10,
11, 12, 9, 10, 7, 7, 17, 12, 9, 14, 7, 8, 5, 9, 16, 4, 11, 12, 11, 12, 8, 8,
8, 10, 5, 9, 11, 9, 12 #AT 3 (bite/claw/claw), Dmg 1d6/1d4/1d4,
Save F2, ML +2, AL C). Leading them is a war-chief (AC8,
move 30’, swim 40’, HD 4, hp 26, #AT 3 (bite/claw/claw), Dmg
1d6+2/1d4+2/1d4+2, Save F2, ML +2, AL C) who enjoys a
+2 bonus to attack throws due to his massive strength. In the
deeper caverns, inside a large pocket of air connected to the
Harati sewers by a series of dark passages, the deep ones have
amassed much treasure. They looted it in raids against coastal
communities and gathered through sacrifices and tributes
when Nabu-Ram was still in power in Harat: 1,000cp, 1,000sp,
5 barrels of preserved fish (5gp, 8 st each), a crate of terra-cotta
pottery (100gp, 5 st), 5 rolls of cloth (10gp, 4st each), 11 rugs
(5gp, 7 st each), 2 barrels of Sakkaran beer (10gp, 8 st each), 12
gallons of lamp oil (2gp, 6 st each), 4 pouches of saffron (15gp
each), 4 silver unholy idols of Dagon (70gp each), 23 iron ingots
(1gp, ½ st each), a brass trinket (190 gp), an onyx (50 gp), a shell
trinket (130 gp), 2 tiger eyes (25 gp each), a suit of chain mail
armor +1, and a shield +3.
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 APPENDIX A: RECOMMENDED MEDIA
One way to gain inspiration when planning and running aBarbarians of Kanahu campaign is by reading fantasy and sword & planet
literature, watching related television shows and films, and playing fantasy computer games. Any good sword & sorcery story will
surely provide much inspiration for your Barbarians of Kanahu campaign, as it fits this genre very well. More generic fantasy, as well
as science-fantasy and science-fiction, will also help here as well. Regardless of medium, acquainting yourself with existing fiction will
greatly expand your store of ideas to use for (and against!) your players.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – The Lost World
Robert E. Howard – Conan the Barbarian series of short stories and novels; a major inspiration for this setting
Edgar Rice Burroughs – Barsoom series – a sword & Planet classic
Clark Ashton Smith's Zothique and Hyperborean stories
Michael Moorcock – Elric of Melniboné series; a major inspiration for this setting
H.P. Lovecraft – any of his horror stories can highly inspirational for the forces of Chaos in this setting
Fritz Leiber – Lankhmar series
Robert Asprin – Thieves' World anthologies

RECOMMENDED FILMS AND TELEVISION SHOWS

Conan the Barbarian (1982) (obviously) and Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Gladiator (2000)
Dagon (2001)
Rome (TV series) (2005-2007)
Red Sonja (1985)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-1999)
Alien (1979) – while this is a pure sci-fi film, its horror themes work very well when transported into sword & planet
The Lost World (1998)
Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (2010-2013)

RECOMMENDED VIDEO AND COMPUTER GAMES

Arx Fatalis (2002)
The Elder Scrolls III – Morrowind (2002) – the weirdest and most creative game in its series
The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim (2011) – while this is a more or less standard fantasy setting, it has a certain sword and sorcery vibe
X-Com: UFO Defense (1994), X-Com: Terror from the Deep (1995) and XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) – inspirational for the
Visitors
Diablo (1996) and Diablo II (2000) – standard hack n' slash fare but with a great dark sword & sorcery atmosphere
Avernum: Escape from the Pit (2011) and Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (2015) – dark fantasy/sword & sorcery subterranean RPGs
Legend of Grimrock (2012)
Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995, Android and iOS, 2011)
Might and Magic III (1991) to Might and Magic VIII (2000) - an interesting mix of sci-fi and fantasy
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup (continually developed from 2006 and on)
Thief: Dark Project (1997), Thief 2: The Metal Age (2000), and Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004)

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APPENDIX B: RACIAL VALUES
All of the new classes in this supplement were built using rules
in the ACKS Player’s Companion with new or modified class
categories. The following rules modify and supplement the
Custom Class rules in Chapter 4 of ACKS Player’s Companion .
BUGMAN CUSTOM CLASSES
The bugmen are a relatively rare, though influential, sentient
species in Kanahu. These upright insectoids have little in common
with the orderly hive-based social insects, instead seeming to
have evolved from or be related to common household and
sewage cockroaches. They are resilient, shady, anarchic, and
opportunistic to the extreme.
Bugmen are divided into three castes by gender, the ovates
(female), dredgers (male), and the praetors (neuter). Apart
from mating, the sexes have little in common. The dredgers are
notorious for digging in unseemly places, making dirty deals,
and selling suspicious artifacts, while the ovates spend their time
cultivating their magical and mundane power until they have
sufficient resources to focus on reproduction en-masse. An ovate
who becomes a Nest-Mother will command the respect of the
many dredgers who frequent her nest, but she does not have real
command over them. The praetors are a specialized warrior caste
and are so different from ordinary bugmen that they are treated
as a separate race (see below).
Physically, a bugman dredger resembles a 4' tall upright, slender,
humanoid cockroach, walking on four legs and using two limbs
for fine manipulation. It has multi-faceted eyes and a mouth
with two mandibulae and two maxillae, as well as two antennae
each 1' long projecting from its head. A bugman ovate starts its
adult life around the height of a dredger (though much wider)
but, eventually, when she settles in a nest and becomes a Nest-
Mother, reaches 6' in length and much mass. Bugmen range
from yellowish-brown through dark brown to black in color;
their eyes are shiny black. Males lack wings; female have four
wings and may fly, as described below.
Bugmen thrive wherever there is an opportunity for commerce,
subterfuge, and infiltration. They excel in the criminal
underworld, using their opportunistic nature and keen senses to
strike shady deals with other sentient beings. They dwell in the
shadows of civilization, living on its refuse. Thus, some bugmen
are, ironically enough, Lawful - because, if civilization falls, so
does its bounty, and so do the many opportunities for success
it offers. Most are Neutral or Chaotic, however, as befitting
their opportunistic nature. Bugmen usually worship the gods of
humans around them, though they are rarely devout, and much
more interested in striking temporary deals with the divine
rather than forming long-lasting relationships.
Requirements
All bugmen require a minimum Dexterity and Constitution of
9 or better.
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Class category Values
Fighting: Due to their short stature, bugmen can never use two
handed swords or longbows, regardless of their Fighting Value.
Divine: Bugmen are rarely devout, and thus may not have a
Divine Value higher than 1.
Bugman Value
Value Bugman XP Cost
4 Bugman 4 1,200
3 Bugman 3 1,000
2 Bugman 2 800
1 Bugman 1 550
0 Bugman 0 350
When building a bugman custom class, assign between 0 and
4 build points to the class’s Bugman Value. Note that bugman
classes in this book were built with either bugman 0 (dredgers)
or bugman 2 (ovates), Bugman 1, 3 and 4 are included for the
sake of completeness but do not exist in the game world.
Bugman 0 (XP Cost 350): at Bugman 0, the class represents a
bugman dredger of some sort. It will have the following custom
powers:
• Blindsight: Bugmen are nocturnal creatures, able to
sense minute movements of air with their long and extra-
sensitive antennae, granting them blindsight to a range of
60'. This blindsight functions like infravision, except it is not
affected by light sources, magical darkness, or other visual
phenomena but rendered useless in high wind. Blindsight
counts as 2 custom powers.
• Hard to Kill: Like cockroaches, bugmen are hard to kill.
When a bugman is required to consult the Mortal Wounds
table, the player may roll twice and choose the preferred
result to apply. The character also subtracts his class level
from the number of days of bed rest required to recover.
• Heavy Chitinous Carapace: The bugman has a rigid
chitinous carapace which increases his unarmored AC to
1 (renamed Scaly Hide) but prevents them from wearing
armor heavier than leather.
• Insect Senses: The bugman, owing to his acutely-sensitive
Appendices
antenna, gains a +1 bonus to avoid surprise and a +4 bonus
on any proficiency throws to hear noises and detect secret
doors. With a proficiency throw of 18+ he can notice secret
doors with just casual observation. This is effectively the
Alertness proficiency selected as a custom power.
• Inhumanity: bugmen are alien beings and thus suffers a
-2 penalty to the reactions, loyalty, and morale of humans,
lizardmen and geckomen. The character gets a +2 bonus to
the reactions, loyalty, and morale with bugmen.
• Mercantile Network: Every bugman know other bugmen
traders, as well as Human traders, all over the land.
Whenever the character buys and sells equipment, hires
retainers, and engages in mercantile ventures in a market
they have previously visited, he treats the market as if it were
one market class larger than its actual size. (Class I markets
remain Class I markets).
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 • Survivability: The hardy bugman possesses the
survivability of a cockroach, and thus is immune to all
forms of disease, including magical diseases caused by
spells, mummies, or lycanthropes, as well as to all forms
of poison, including magical poisons. This is effectively
the Divine Health proficiency selected as a custom power
combined with a renamed Wholeness of Body. It costs 2
custom powers.
Bugman 1: At Bugman 1, the class represents an intermediate
stage between ovate and dredger. It will have the following
custom powers in addition to all of those listed above:
• Antennae for Potions: The bugman can make a proficiency
throw of 11+ to determine the magical properties of a
potion or oil on taste. Starting at 5th level, the character
may brew potions as if mages of their class level. Antenna
for Potions counts as 2½ custom powers if selected.
• Kinship with Arthropods and Fungi: The bugman can
identify arthropods and fungi with a proficiency throw of
11+, and understands the subtle body language and moods
of arthropods and fungal creatures (though they may not
understand the character) automatically. This grants him a
+2 to all reaction rolls when encountering normal and giant
arthropods and fungal creatures, and allows him to take
giant arthropods and fungal creatures as henchmen. This is
effectively the Beast Friendship proficiency, reskinned and
selected as a custom power.
• Longevity: The bugman becomes ageless and enjoys a
lifespan three times longer than normal. He also becomes
immune to ghoul paralysis. This is effectively the Elven
Bloodline proficiency, selected as a custom power.
Bugman 2: At Bugman 2, the class represents a fully female
bugman ovate. It will have the following four custom powers in
addition to the above:
• Speak with Arthropods: The bugman has an innate knack
of communicating with insects of all kinds, at an almost
magical level. The character can speak with insects as per
the speak with animal spell at will, though, of course, the
power works with insects (natural, giant or otherwise)
rather than animals.
• Flying: The female bugman gains a flying movement rate
of 30' per turn. Flying counts as 5 custom powers.
Bugman 3: At Bugman 3, the class represents an advanced or
mutated from of ovate. The class gains all the custom powers of
Bugman 2. In addition, its Thievery value is increased by 1, to a
maximum of 4.
Bugman 4: At Bugman 4, the class represents a highly evolved
or radically mutated form of ovate. The class gains all the custom
powers of Bugman 2. In addition, its Thievery value is increased
by 2, to a maximum of 4.
Experience Point Progression After 8th level
Bugman increase the amount of experience required to gain
each level after 8th by 25,000XP.
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BUGMAN PRAETOR CUSTOM CLASSES
Ordinary bugmen prefer to rely on subterfuge and sorcery,
rather than violence, to overcome obstacles and foes. From
the sneaky drudger to the cunning ovate, they carve out their
place in the world by their wits and cockroach-like resilience.
However, some nests face threats greater than what stealth or
magic alone can overcome. In such dire cases, the nest mother
will lay different eggs: Instead of hatching dredgers and ovates,
these eggs give birth to praetors – murderous, lightning-fast
protectors of their nests and nest mothers. A bugman praetor
is a born killer. It matures quickly and develops uncanny speed
and reflexes beyond those of the ordinary man or bugman. It is
fast enough to avoid most blows in combat. and then close in
on its prey for the kill. Its instincts, however, are the greatest of
its weapons – those of a monster, unerring in its accuracy and
brutal in its outlook.
Requirements
A bugman praetor must have Dexterity and Constitution of at
least 10 each.
Class category Values
Fighting: Bugman praetors have a bonus to their fighting value
for higher race levels, as shown below.
Divine: Bugmen praetors are rarely devout, and thus may not
have a Divine Value higher than 1.
Arcane: Bugman praetors have little patience for sorcery, and
may not have an Arcane value above 2.
Bugman Praetor Value
Value Bugman XP Cost
4 Bugman 4 2,350
3 Bugman 3 1,850
2 Bugman 2 1,250
1 Bugman 1 1,100
0 Bugman 0 600
Bugman Praetor 0: At Bugman Praetor 0, the class will have the
following custom powers:
• Blindsight: Bugmen are nocturnal creatures, able to
sense minute movements of air with their long and extra-
sensitive antennae, granting them blindsight to a range of
60'. This blindsight functions like infravision, except it is
not affected by light sources, magical darkness, or other
visual phenomena but rendered useless in high wind.
Blindsight counts as 2 custom powers.
• Four Arms: The bugman praetor may fight with up to four
weapons (see the class description). Four Arms counts as 2
custom powers.
• Hard to Kill: Like cockroaches, bugmen are hard to kill.
When a bugman praetor is required to consult the Mortal
Wounds table, the player may roll twice and choose the
preferred result to apply. The character also subtracts his
class level from the number of days of bed rest required to
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• Inhumanity: Bugman praetors are alien beings and thus
suffers a -2 penalty to the reactions, loyalty, and morale
of humans, lizardmen and geckomen and. The character
gets a a +2 bonus to the reactions, loyalty, and morale with
bugmen (costs 0 custom powers).
• Insect Senses: The bugman praetor, owing to his acutely-
sensitive antenna, gains a +1 bonus to avoid surprise and
a +4 bonus on any proficiency throws to hear noises and
detect secret doors. With a proficiency throw of 18+ he
can notice secret doors with just casual observation. This
is effectively the Alertness proficiency selected as a custom
power.
• Instinctive Dodging: The bugman praetor can instinctively
avoid blows in combat with inhuman speed. A praetor in
leather armor or less has an unarmored AC 2 at 1st level. At
7th level, its unarmored AC increases to 4, and at 10th level
it increases to 5. Instinctive dodging counts as 2 custom
powers.
• Jumping: The bugman praetor may jump 20’ in a combat
round in any direction, ignoring obstacles or combatants
between it and its target. Jumping counts as 4 custom
powers.
• Survivability: The hardy bugman possesses the
survivability of a cockroach, and thus is immune to all
forms of disease, including magical diseases caused by
spells, mummies, or lycanthropes, as well as to all forms
of poison, including magical poisons. This is effectively
the Divine Health proficiency selected as a custom power
combined with a renamed Wholeness of Body. It costs 2
custom powers.
Bugman Praetor 1: The class gains all the custom powers of
Bugman Praetor 0 as well as the power listed below.
• Superior Fighting: The class’s Fighting Value is effectively
increased by 1 for all purposes.
Bugman Praetor 2: The class gains all the custom powers of
Bugman Praetor 0 as well as the power listed below.
• Bug Sense: The bugman praetor gains his DEX bonus,
shield bonus, and Instinctive Dodge bonus to AC even
when ambushed, backstabbed, or otherwise attacked with
surprise.
• Improved Multiple Attacks: The bugman praetor gains a
+1 bonus to attack throws and damage rolls when attacking
with both pair of arms. Improved Multiple Attacks counts
as 2 custom powers.
• Superior Fighting: The class’s Fighting Value is effectively
increased by 1 for all purposes.
Bugman Praetor 3: The class gains all the custom powers of
Bugman Praetor 0 as well as the powers listed below
• Bug Sense: The bugman praetor gains his DEX bonus,
shield bonus, and Instinctive Dodge bonus to AC even
when ambushed, backstabbed, or otherwise attacked with
surprise.
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• Improved Multiple Attacks: The praetor gains a +2 bonus
to attack throws and damage rolls when attacking with
both pair of arms. Improved Multiple Attacks counts as 4
custom powers.
• Superior Fighting: The class’s Fighting Value is effectively
increased by 2 for all purposes.
Bugman Praetor 4: The class gains all the custom powers of
Bugman Praetor 0 as well as the powers listed below.
• Bug Sense: The bugman praetor gains his DEX bonus,
shield bonus, and Instinctive Dodge bonus to AC even
when ambushed, backstabbed, or otherwise attacked with
surprise.
• Superior Fighting: The class’s Fighting Value is effectively
increased by 2 for all purposes.
• Improved Multiple Attacks: The praetor gains a +2 bonus
to attack throws and damage rolls when attacking with
both pair of arms. Improved Multiple Attacks counts as 4
custom powers.
• Superior Frame: The class’s HD Value is effectively
increased by 1 for all purposes.
Experience Point Progression After 8th level
Bugman praetors increase the amount of experience required to
gain each level after the 8th by 60,000XP.
GECKOMAN CUSTOM CLASSES
Geckomen look like upright, humanoid Fan-Fingered Geckos,
thin and nimble, with large, lidless eyes (with slit pupils)
dominating their faces. Their scaly skin ranges in color from
light grey, through yellowish-beige to brown, sometime spotted
with yellowish spots. Unlike a lizardman, however, their scales
are gentle and soft, and thus give them little protection beyond
what a Human skin can provide. There are very little external
differences between males and females (unless the female is
gravid and thus bloated), though a geckoman will recognize the
sex of a fellow geckoman or Gecko-Woman at a glance (humans
who are unfamiliar with geckomen cannot recognize geckoman
gender; if familiar with them, they'll correctly recognize the
gender on a roll of 11+). Geckomen prefer to be active after
dark, and, in their natural habitat, wear very little clothes, but a
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good amount of jewellery.
Most geckomen live in the deserts of Queddar, where their
tribes inhabit barren stone cliffs and deep caves in the rocky
parts of that wasteland. They are, first and foremost, hunters.
A geckoman (or, indeed, geckowoman!) is content to spend
countless hours motionless on a cliff wall, hanging from it
with his or her adhesive toe-pads, lurking for prey to come -
dinosaur, giant insect, or otherwise. When the prey comes near
enough, however, the geckoman acts quickly, with lighting
reflexes, and with spear or bow it will bring the animal down
and secure sustenance for him and his tribe for a few more days.
From this predatory nature, arise the common psychological
characteristics of the Gecko-men, and, first among them,
seemingly endless patience, and the penchant for plotting
elaborate plans, which may lay dormant for years, then close on
their subject like a well-placed trap.
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 Geckoman character classes are created using the geckoman
racial category and experience points. Requirements, class
category values, hit points per level after 9th, and experience
point progressions are modified as noted below.
Requirements
All geckoman classes require a minimum Dexterity of 12 or
better and Constitution of 9 or better.
Class Category Values
Divine: Geckomen may not have a Divine Value higher than 2.
Arcane: Geckomen may not have an Arcane Value higher than
2.
Geckoman Value
Value Geckoman XP Cost
4 Geckoman 4 1,350
3 Geckoman 3 950
2 Geckoman 2 650
1 Geckoman 1 450
0 Geckoman 0 250
Geckoman 0 (XP Cost 250): at geckoman 0, the character is
a fully-fledge Gecko-man (or Gecko-Woman). At geckoman 0,
the class will have the following four custom powers:
• Adhesive Toe Pads: A geckomen may climb on most walls
or other vertical surfaces at ½ speed without need for a
proficiency throw. He may climb on any sheer surface
(such as glass) or walk on ceilings at ¼ speed by succeeding
on a proficiency throw to climb walls as a thief of his level.
Adhesive Toe Pads counts as 2 custom powers.
• Detachable Tail: A geckoman dealt a mortal wound may
sacrifice his tail. Sacrificing the tail grants a +20 bonus on
the geckoman’s subsequent roll on the Mortal Wounds
table. However, a tail is important to a geckoman's health,
as well as balance, and as long as he is tail-less, he suffers
a -2 penalty to his Dexterity and Constitution scores until
the tail regrows. Regeneration of a geckoman’s tail takes
2d3 months.
• Lizard Brain: Geckomen react instinctively to danger. A
geckomen gains a +1 bonus to initiative and surprise rolls.
• Low-Light Vision: Geckomen have eyes that are so
sensitive to light that they can see twice as far as normal
in dim light. A geckoman can read a scroll as long as even
the tiniest candle flame is next to him as a source of light.
Geckomen can see outdoors on a moonlit night as well
as they can during the day. However, geckomen suffer a
penalty of -1 to attack throws when in bright sunlight. Low-
light vision is color vision.
• Difficult to Spot: The geckoman has the ability to seemingly
disappear into rocky and rocky-desert surroundings with
a proficiency throw of 3+ on 1d20. In dungeons, if the
geckoman is motionless and quiet in cover, he can escape
detection with a proficiency throw of 14+ on 1d20.
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• Inhumanity: The character suffers a -2 penalty to the
reactions, loyalty, and morale of humans. The character
gets a +2 bonus to the reactions, loyalty, and morale of
geckomen.
Additional points allocated to the Geckoman Value stack with
points allocated to the Thievery Value. Add the two values to
find the class’s effective thievery abilities, up to a maximum
value of 4.
Experience Point Progression After 8th Level
Geckomen increase the amount of experience required to gain
each level after 8th by 25,000XP.
MOG CUSTOM CLASSES
Savage yet noble, brutal yet heroic, the mog hails from the
forested mountains of northern Kanahu. He resembles a
massive human – standing two and a half meters high – covered
with fur and possessing great might. Curiously enough, he is
a mammal, like men and cats, but unlike any other creature
in Kanahu. The mog is a creation of the breeding vats of the
Visitors. Experimenting with human abductees, they triggered
dormant genetic sequences in them, recalling many of their
ancestral ape traits. The Visitors' goal in this case was to produce
a strong foot-soldier and bodyguard to supplement their
dwindling robot armies. Some mogs do serve in this function,
but many others have escaped into the mountains where they
lead a primitive existence.
Requirements
A mog must have Strength and Constitution of at least 10 each.
A mog cannot have Intelligence above 10.
Class category Values
Hit Dice: The build points allocated to the class’s Hit Dice Value
may be increased by 1 or 2 points by the Mog Value (see below).
Use the effective values to find the class’s HD, up to a maximum
of 4 points.
Fighting: The build points allocated to the class’s Fighting Value
may be increased by 1 or 2 points by the Mog Value (see below).
Use the effective values to find the class’s fighting abilities, up to
a maximum of 4 points.
Arcane: A mog cannot have an Arcane level above 2.
Mog Value
Value Mog XP Cost
4 Mog 4 2,525
3 Mog 3 2,025
2 Mog 2 1,500
1 Mog 1 950
0 Mog 0 400
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Mog 0: At mog 0, the class will have the following custom
powers:
• Brutality: Because of his great might and brutality in
hand-to-hand combat, an unarmed mog can perform the
Wrestling, Knock Down, and Sunder special maneuvers
(ACKS Chapter 6) at no attack penalty. Brutality counts as
5 custom powers.
• Bone-Breaking Strength: The mog does 1d3-1 points
of damage with his unarmed attacks, and may make two
attacks per round when unarmed. Bone-Breaking Strength
counts as 2 custom powers.
• Fighting Fury: At will, the mog can enter a fighting fury.
While furious, the character gains a +2 bonus to damage
rolls and becomes immune to fear. However, the character
cannot retreat from combat. Once it has begun, a fighting
fury cannot be ended until combat ends. Fighting Fury
counts as 2 custom powers.
• Pugilism: The mog knows how to defend himself in a
brawl even when not wearing armor. When unarmored,
the mog enjoys a +1 bonus to his armor class on level 1, +2
on level 7, and +3 on level 13 (1 power, as Swashbuckling).
• Inhumanity: Mogs are inhuman beings and thus suffers a
-2 penalty to the reactions, loyalty, and morale of Humans,
Lizardmen and Gecko-Men and. The character gets a a
+2 bonus to the reactions, loyalty, and morale with other
mogs.
Mog 1: The class gains all the custom powers of Mog 0 as well as
the power listed below.
• Bone-Breaking Strength Improvement: The mog’s
unarmed attack damage is increased to 1d4-1 points.
• Superior Frame: The class’s HD Value is effectively
increased by 1 for all purposes.
Mog 2: The class gains all the custom powers of Mog 0 as well as
the power listed below.
• Bone-Breaking Strength Improvement: The mog’s
unarmed attack damage is increased to 1d6-1 points.
• Superior Frame: The class’s HD Value is effectively
increased by 1 for all purposes.
• Superior Fighting: The class’s Fighting Value is effectively
increased by 1 for all purposes.
Mog 3: The class gains all the custom powers of Mog 0 as well as
the power listed below.
• Bone-Breaking Strength Improvement: The mog’s
unarmed attack damage is increased to 1d8-1 points.
• Superior Frame: The class’s HD Value is effectively
increased by 2 for all purposes.
• Superior Fighting: The class’s Fighting Value is effectively
increased by 1 for all purposes.
Mog 4: The class gains all the custom powers of Mog 0 as well
as the power listed below.
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• Bone-Breaking Strength Improvement: The mog’s
unarmed attack damage is increased to 1d8-1 points.
• Superior Frame: The class’s HD Value is effectively
increased by 2 for all purposes.
• Superior Fighting: The class’s Fighting Value is effectively
increased by 2 for all purposes.
Additional XP per level above 8:
Mogs increase the amount of experience required to gain each
level after the 8th by 50,000XP.
TERRAN CUSTOM CLASSES
Men and women from 20th and 21st century Terra sometimes
end up trapped on Kanahu. They might have been teleported
there by a freak physics experiment, or perhaps their space
capsule fell through a wormhole and ended up in Kanahu orbit.
In such a barbaric world of savagery, idolatry, and superstition,
these educated people are utterly alien and thus are a "race" of
their own.
Modern Terra is a world of Science and Reason. This is, of
course, an abstraction, as superstition still subsists. However,
the Terrans discussed here are those of an archetypal modern
mindset and education. Familiar with advanced technology,
they might seem indistinguishable from (actual) sorcerers to
the typical Kanahi savage.
This "race" represents characters who recently came from Terra,
but have learned at least the rudiments of the local language.
(In terms of inspiration – think of A Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur's Court rather than John Carter; archetypically an
1960's Cosmonaut or Astronaut who crashes on Kanahu).
Requirements
All Terrans require a minimum Intelligence of 10 or better.
Terra, of course, has its fair share of less intelligent people, but
the archetype we represent here is that of men of learning.
Also, modern education will make even the less bright Terran
look very clever in comparison to the majority of Kanahu's
population, which is for the most part illiterate and atavistic.
Class category Values
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Divine: Terrans may not have any Divine value on Kanahu.
Though many Terrans hold faith in one of their world’s
traditional religions, these serve only as a source of comfort and
moral guidance, not power.
Arcane: Terrans are of rational mind and thought. Furthermore,
actual magic, as present on Kanahu, does not manifest on
modern Terra. Therefore, they may not have any Arcane value.
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 Terran Value
Value Terran XP Cost
4 Terran 4 1,350
3 Terran 3 950
2 Terran 2 650
1 Terran 1 450
0 Terran 0 250
Terran 0: The class represents a soldier, pilot, explorer, or similar
adventurer from Terra’s 20th, 21st, or 25th centuries. At Terran
0, the class will have the following custom powers:
• Rational Thought: Modern-day Terran education
emphasizes rational thought and scientific reasoning.
Therefore, a Terran is skeptical about his surroundings and
enjoys a +3 bonus on saving throws against charms and
illusions.
• Scientific Mindedness: Terrans can use alien technology
as if they are arcane casters. Scientific Mindedness counts
as 2 custom powers.
• Technological Familiarity: Terrans are familiar with
technological concepts. While they may lack knowledge of
typical Visitor artifacts, they still tend to quickly recognize
them as tools and machines and examine them in a
scientific manner. Therefore, they can achieve On the Spot
Understanding with all alien tech on a roll of 11+ (with
mishaps only on a 1). This is essentially Alien Intuition
reskinned as a customer power. It counts as 2 custom
powers.
• Heroic Spirit: Because of the character’s courageous
spirit, the maximum class level for the character’s class is
increased by 1.
Terran 1: The class represents a highly educated military
professional from the 20th to 25th centuries. The Terran
has years of advanced training and some surviving Terran
equipment. The class gains all the custom powers of Terran 0 as
well as the power listed below.
• Special Equipment: Instead of the standard allotment of
gold, the Terran begins play with special equipment from
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his crashed space capsule, time-warped lab, or so on. The
Terran Cosmonaut’s advanced survival supplies list is an
example. Special Equipment counts as 3 custom powers.
• Advanced Technology Training: The Terran begins play
trained in one specialty of Alien Lore (as the proficiency).
Terran 2: The class is represents an elite professional from the
25th century with exceptional training and abundant equipment
surviving from whatever calamity brought him to Kanahu. The
class gains all the custom powers of Terran 0 as well as the power
listed below.
• Advanced Equipment: Instead of the standard allotment
of gold, the Terran begins play with advanced equipment
from his crashed space capsule, time-warped lab, or so on.
The Terran Starman’s list of advanced technological tools
is an example. Advanced Equipment counts as 5 custom
powers.
• Advanced Technology Training 2: The Terran begins
play trained in three specialties of Alien Lore (as the
proficiency). This counts as 3 custom powers.
Terran 3: The class represents an augmented human from the
late 25th century, during the period when the Terrans began
to lose the war with the Visitors. The class gains all the custom
powers of Terran 0 as well as the power listed below.
• Advanced Equipment: Instead of the standard allotment
of gold, the Terran begins play with advanced equipment
from his crashed space capsule, time-warped lab, or so on.
The Terran Starman’s list of advanced technological tools
is an example. Advanced Equipment counts as 5 custom
powers.
• Advanced Technology Training 3: The Terran begins
play trained in all six specialties of Alien Lore (as the
proficiency). This counts as 6 custom powers.
• Physical Augmentation: The Terran has improved reflexes
and strength. He gains a +1 bonus to initiative rolls,
a +1 bonus to damage rolls in melee, and a +4 bonus to
proficiency throws to open doors or other feats of strength.
Physical Augmentation counts as 3 custom powers.
Terran 4: The class represents a genetically-engineered Terran
super-soldier from the early 26th century. The class gains all the
custom powers of Terran 0 as well as the power listed below.
• Advanced Equipment: Instead of the standard allotment
of gold, the Terran begins play with advanced equipment
from his crashed space capsule, time-warped lab, or so on.
The Terran Starman’s list of advanced technological tools
is an example. Advanced Equipment counts as 5 custom
powers.
• Advanced Technology Training 3: The Terran begins
play trained in all six specialties of Alien Lore (as the
proficiency). This counts as 6 custom powers.
• Jumping: The Terran’s musculature permits superhuman
leaping in the comparatively low gravity of Kanahu. The
character may jump 20' in a combat round in any direction,
ignoring obstacles or combatants between him and his
target. Jumping counts as 5 custom powers.
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• Superior Physical Augmentation: The Terran has been

rebuilt genetically or cyberneticaly to be stronger, faster,
and better than a baseline human. He gains a +1 bonus to
initiative rolls, a +1 bonus to armor class, a +1 bonus to
damage rolls with melee weapons, a +2 bonus to all saving
throws, and a +4 bonus to proficiency throws to open doors
or other feats of strength. His movement speed is increased
by 30’ and his carrying capacity is increased to 6/9/12/24
stone. Superior Physical Augmentation counts as 7 custom
powers.
• Super Item: The super-soldier begins play with his choice of
a fully-charged piece of equipment, either Enclosed Armor,
Force Field Belt, Hoverbike, Laser Rapier, Plasma Rifle, or
Scout Drone. Super Item counts as 4 custom powers.

Experience Point Progression After 8th Level:

Terrans may only follow the Fighter or Thief progression (i.e.
HP, Fighting, and Thievery values) and increase the amount of
experience required to gain each level after the 8th by 10,000XP.

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